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spondylitis

[ spon-dl-ahy-tis ]
/ ˌspɒn dlˈaɪ tɪs /

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
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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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