spondylitis

Noun
  1. Inflammation of a spinal joint;
    Characterized by pain and stiffness (synset 114379306)
    is a type of: inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
    subtypes: ankylosing spondylitis, marie-strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis - a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

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