Küm·mell \ˈkue-məl\ Hermann (1852–1937), German surgeon. Kümmell discovered in 1891 a syndrome that results from traumatic spondylitis and published a description of Kümmell's disease in 1892.
Medical Dictionary
Kümmell's disease
noun Küm·mell's disease \ˈk(y)ü-məlz-, ˈkim-əlz-\
Medical Definition of KÜMMELL'S DISEASE
: a syndrome following compression fracture of a vertebra that involves spinal pain, intercostal neuralgia, and motor disturbances of the legs
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