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Ankylosing spondylitisAS

Also called Chronic spinal arthritis that fuses bones

RheumatologyOrthopedicsImmunologyImportant

A chronic, progressive inflammatory arthritis affecting the sacroiliac joints and axial skeleton.

Korean

강직성 척추염

천장관절과 척추를 주로 침범하는 만성 진행성 염증성 관절염; 척추 강직이 특징.

French

Spondylarthrite ankylosante

Arthrite inflammatoire chronique et progressive affectant les articulations sacro-iliaques et le squelette axial.

Word parts

  • ankyl/oRoot(Greek) Stiff, bent, fused
  • spondyl/oRoot(Greek) Vertebra
  • -itisSuffix(Greek) Inflammation

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