Abbott's method
English
Etymology
Named after its designer, Edville G. Abbott, US orthopedic surgeon.
Proper noun
Abbott's method
- (medicine) A method of treatment of scoliosis, by utilizing plaster jackets.[1]
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1