- perispondylitis
- Inflammation of the tissues about a vertebra. [peri- + G. spondylos, vertebra, + -itis, inflammation]
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peri·spon·dy·li·tis (per″e-spon″də-liґtis) [peri- + spondyl- + -itis] inflammation of the parts around a vertebra.
Medical dictionary. 2011.