Ankylosing spondylitis — Classification and external resources An ankylosing spine in which the vertebrae become fused together. ICD 10 M … Wikipedia
ankylosing spondylitis — noun a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis • Syn: ↑Marie Strumpell disease, ↑rheumatoid spondylitis • Hypernyms: ↑spondylitis, ↑autoimmune disease, ↑autoimmune… … Useful english dictionary
ankylosing spondylitis — see spondylitis … The new mediacal dictionary
ankylosing spondylitis — Polyarthritis involving spine, which may become more or less rigid. Interestingly the disease seems to be associated with HLA B27; those with this histocompatibility antigen are 300 times more likely to get the disease, 90% of sufferers have HLA… … Dictionary of molecular biology
ankylosing spondylitis — Pathol. a degenerative inflammatory disease, most common in young men, characterized by back pain and impaired mobility of the spinal column. * * * … Universalium
ankylosing spondylitis — noun A particular arthritis disease that affects usually the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint … Wiktionary
ankylosing spondylitis — noun Medicine a form of spinal arthritis, chiefly affecting young males, that eventually causes ankylosis of vertebral and sacroiliac joints … English new terms dictionary
Spondylitis Association of America — Type non profit organization Founded October 1983 (1983 10) Location Van Nuys, CA Employees 9 … Wikipedia
Spondylitis ankylosans — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M45 Spondylitis ankylosans … Deutsch Wikipedia
spondylitis — Inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae. [spondyl + G. itis, inflammation] ankylosing s. arthritis of the spine, resembling rheumatoid arthritis, that may progress to bony ankylosis with lipping of vertebral margi … Medical dictionary
