HyperDic: ankylosing_spondylitis

English > 1 sense of the expression ankylosing spondylitis:
NOUNstateankylosing spondylitis, Marie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitisa chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine
English > ankylosing spondylitis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis.
SynonymsMarie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis
Broaderautoimmune disease, autoimmune disorderAny 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
spondylitisinflammation of a spinal joint
Spanishespondilitis reumática
Catalanespondilitis reumàtica

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