ankylosing spondylitis

noun Pathology.

1. a degenerative inflammatory disease, most common in young men, characterized by back pain and impaired mobility of the spinal column.

noun

1. med inflammation of the spine causing two or more vertebrae to become fused

n.

1. Arthritis of the spine, resembling rheumatoid arthritis and leading to lipping or fusion of the vertebrae.Strümpell-Marie disease Marie-Strümpell disease rheumatoid spondylitis Strümpell-Marie disease