Disease or Syndrome
spondylarthritis
Subclass of:
Spondylitis; Arthritis
Definitions related to spondylarthritis:
  • Inflammation of the joints of the SPINE, the intervertebral articulations.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (spondyloarthritis) A group of inflammatory rheumatic diseases associated with arthritis and enthesitis, and often involving the axial skeleton. The most common form of spondyloarthritis is ankylosing spondylitis. Other forms include axial spondyloarthritis, peripheral spondyloarthritis, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis/spondylitis and enteropathic arthritis/spondylitis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Spondyloarthritis (also called spondyloarthropathy or spondyloarthritides) is a term used to describe a group of connective tissue diseases that cause prominent joint inflammation. These diseases affect the joints and spine and share certain characteristics. For example, they may cause back pain, inflammation of the eye (uveitis),...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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