ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ankylosing spondylitis mean? 

• ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (noun)
  The noun ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS has 1 sense:

1. a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

  Familiarity information: ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ankylosing spondylitis; Marie-Strumpell disease; rheumatoid spondylitis

Hypernyms ("ankylosing spondylitis" is a kind of...):

autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)

spondylitis (inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness)

 Context examples 

Certain allelic variants of the HLA-B gene are associated with susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis, carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reaction.

(HLA-B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It is associated with susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis, Behcet syndrome and carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

(HLA Class I Histocompatibility Antigen, B-7 Alpha Chain, NCI Thesaurus)

Over time, ankylosing spondylitis can fuse your vertebrae together, limiting movement.

(Ankylosing Spondylitis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease)

Ankylosing spondylitis is an immune disease.

(Ankylosing Spondylitis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease)

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis of the spine.

(Ankylosing Spondylitis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease)