RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rheumatoid spondylitis mean? 

• RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS (noun)
  The noun RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS has 1 sense:

1. a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

  Familiarity information: RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ankylosing spondylitis; Marie-Strumpell disease; rheumatoid spondylitis

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)