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ankylosing spondylitis

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noun Pathology.
a degenerative inflammatory disease, most common in young men, characterized by back pain and impaired mobility of the spinal column.
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British Dictionary definitions for ankylosing spondylitis

ankylosing spondylitis
noun
med inflammation of the spine causing two or more vertebrae to become fused
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