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spondylitis

[ spon-dl-ahy-tis ]
/ ˌspɒn dlˈaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of the vertebrae.
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Origin of spondylitis

1840–50; <Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra, whorl, mussel + -itis

OTHER WORDS FROM spondylitis

spon·dy·lit·ic [spon-dl-it-ik], /ˌspɒn dlˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby spondylitis

spondee, spondulicks, spondulix, spondylalgia, spondylarthritis, spondylitis, spondylitis deformans, spondylo-, spondyloepiphysial dysplasia, spondylolisthesis, spondylolisthetic pelvis
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British Dictionary definitions for spondylitis

spondylitis
/ (ˌspɒndɪˈlaɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of the vertebrae

Word Origin for spondylitis

C19: from New Latin, from Greek spondulos vertebra; see -itis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for spondylitis

spondylitis
[ spŏn′dl-ī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of one or more vertebrae.

Other words from spondylitis

spon′dy•lyt′ic (-ĭt′ĭk) adj.
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