spondylitic
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spondylitic — Relating to spondylitis. * * * spon·dy·lit·ic .spän də lit ik adj of, relating to, or affected with spondylitis … Medical dictionary
spondylitic — adj. of or pertaining to spondylitis; suffering from an inflammation of the vertebrae … English contemporary dictionary
spondylitic — spon·dy·lit·ic … English syllables
spondylitis — spondylitic /spon dl it ik/, adj. /spon dl uy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of the vertebrae. [1840 50; < Gk spóndyl(os) vertebra, whorl, mussel + ITIS] * * * ▪ pathology inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae. Spondylitis takes… … Universalium
cervical spondylosis — Degenerative disease of the neck vertebrae. Compression of the spinal cord and cervical nerves by narrowing of spaces between vertebrae causes radiating neck or arm pain and stiffness, restricted head movement, headaches, spastic paralysis, and… … Universalium
SCM — Abbreviation for sternocleidomastoid (muscle). * * * scanning capacitance microscopy; Schwann cell membrane; sensation, circulation, and motion; single chip microcomputer; Society of Computer Medicine; soluble cytotoxic medium; spleen cell… … Medical dictionary
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
SCR — Schick conversion rate; short consensus repeat; silicon controlled rectifier; skin conductance response; slow cycling rhodopsin; spondylitic caudal radiculopathy * * * scruple … Medical dictionary
SCM — • scanning capacitance microscopy; • Schwann cell membrane; • sensation, circulation, and motion; • single chip microcomputer; • Society of Computer Medicine; • soluble cytotoxic medium; • spleen cell conditioned medium; • split cord… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
SCR — • Schick conversion rate; • short consensus repeat; • silicon controlled rectifier; • skin conductance response; • slowcycling rhodopsin; • spondylitic caudal radiculopathy … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
