Disease or Syndrome
spondylitis Audio
spon·dy·li·tis [ spon-dl-ahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Bone Diseases, Infectious; Spinal Diseases
Etymology:
Greek spondylos = vertebra + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to spondylitis:
  • Inflammation of the SPINE. This includes both arthritic and non-arthritic conditions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Inflammation of the vertebrae (vertebral bodies) or spine.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Inflammation of the vertebrae; includes both arthritic and non-arthritic conditions.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Spondylitis, inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae. Spondylitis takes several forms; the most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, hypertrophic spondylitis, and tuberculous spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis (also called Bekhterev spondylitis, deforming spondylitis, or...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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