ankylosing spondylitis

ankylosing spondylitis

n

med inflammation of the spine causing two or more vertebrae to become fused

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ankylosing spondylitis

A disease in which joints become inflamed and later fuse.

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ankylosing spondylitis - a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis Marie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues spondylitis - inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness

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Translations

ankylosing spondylitis

n espondilitis f anquilosante

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