n pl :  symmetrical hydrarthrosis esp. of the knees or elbows that occurs in congenital syphilis
 
Clut•ton, Henry Hugh (1850-1909), British surgeon. Clutton's major area of interest concerned diseases of the bones and joints. In 1886 he published his single major paper, describing a malady of the knee that occurs in children who have congenital syphilis. The condition has since become known as Clutton's joints.
 
 
 
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