NOUN | state | Marie-Strumpell disease, ankylosing spondylitis, 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 | ankylosing spondylitis, 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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