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RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
Synonyms:
ankylosing spondylitis; Marie-Strumpell disease; rheumatoid spondylitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rheumatoid spondylitis" is a kind of...):
autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)
spondylitis (inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness)
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