spondylitis
IPA: spˈɑndɪɫˈaɪtʌs
noun
- (pathology) Inflammation of the spine.
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Examples of "spondylitis" in Sentences
- I have ankylosing spondylitis, which is an arthritis of the spine.
- Myankylosing spondylitis has been pretty bad for the past few days – for the first time in ages.
- Categories: bed blogs, living with pain Tags: chronic pain, ankylosing spondylitis, pain, dreams when you say nothing at all
- Johnny is said to claim £94.25 a week for a serious back problem known as spondylitis, an inflammation of the vertebrae that is linked to arthritis.
- Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain and inflammation of the joints between the spinal vertebrae and the joints between the spine and pelvis.
- European approval of the drug — based on a decision by Dutch authorities — is for relieving symptoms of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and a type of arthritis of the spine called ankylosing spondylitis.
- Richmond and Marx take inspiration from the story of Norman Cousins, whose 1979 book Anatomy of an Illness recounts how the Saturday Review editor -- given a one in 500 chance of surviving ankylosing spondylitis -- quite literally laughed his way back to health.
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