Spondylitis

noun

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Noun

1
Inflammation of the spine. countable, uncountable
2
inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness wordnet

Etymology

Latin spondylus (“vertebra”) + -itis

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ankylosing spondylitis

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