ankylosing spondylitis


nounPathology.
  1. a degenerative inflammatory disease, most common in young men, characterized by back pain and impaired mobility of the spinal column.

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ankylosing spondylitis

noun
  1. med inflammation of the spine causing two or more vertebrae to become fused

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