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Inflammation of a spinal joint
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spondylitis
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Spondylitis is an inflammation of the vertebra . It is a form of spondylopathy . In many cases spondylitis involves one or more vertebral joints as well, which itself is called spondylarthritis .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"inflammation of the vertebrae," 1837, Modern Latin, from Latin spondylus , from Greek spondylos (see spondylo- ) + -itis .
Wiktionary
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n. (context disease English) inflammation of the spine.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness