| NOUN | state | ankylosing spondylitis, Marie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis | a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine |
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| Meaning | A chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis. | |
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| Synonyms | Marie-Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis | |
| Broader | 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 | |
| Spanish | espondilitis reumática | |
| Catalan | espondilitis reumàtica | |
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