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spondylitis

 
Dictionary: spon·dy·li·tis   (spŏn'dl-ī'tĭs) pronunciation
 
n.

Inflammation of the vertebrae.

[Greek spondulos, vertebra + –ITIS.]


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Inflammation of any of the spinal vertebrae, usually characterized by stiffness and pain.

 

Inflammation of the synovial joints of the vertebrae. See also ankylosing spondylitis.

 
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Osteomyelitis of the vertebrae. See also spondylosis, diskospondylitis.

 
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Spondylitis
Classification and external resources
ICD-9 721.90
MeSH D013166

Spondylitis is an inflammation of a vertebra. Any disorder of the spinal column may be called spondylopathy, also.

Pott's disease is tuberculous disease of the vertebrae marked by stiffness of the vertebral column, pain on motion, tenderness on pressure, prominence of certain of the vertebral spines, and occasionally abdominal pain, abscess formation, and paralysis.

Ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune disease involving the spine and sacroiliac joints.

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