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• Ankylosing spondylitis — Classification and external resources An ankylosing spine in which the vertebrae become fused together. ICD 10 M …   Wikipedia

• ankylosing spondylitis — n rheumatoid arthritis of the spine called also Marie Strümpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis * * * see spondylitis * * * a form of degenerative joint disease that affects the spine. It is a systemic illness of unknown etiology, affecting young …   Medical dictionary

• ankylosing — v. grow together and merge …   English contemporary 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

• ankylosing spondylitis — see spondylitis …   The new mediacal dictionary

• 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

• Спондилит Анкилозный (Ankylosing Spondylitis) — см. Спондилит. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины