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, fusedspondyl/oRoot(Greek) Vertebra-itisSuffix(Greek) Inflammation