Definition of Marie-Strumpell disease

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


Medical Definition of Marie-Strumpell disease

1. A polyarthritis involving the spine, which is characterised by progressive, painful stiffening of the joints and ligaments. It almost exclusively affects young men. Interestingly the disease seems to be associated with HLA B27, those with this histocompatability antigen are 300 times more likely to get the disease, 90% of sufferers have HLA B27 This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marie-Strumpell Disease

Maria Mitchell
Maria Montesorri
Maria Tallchief
Maricopa
mariculture
mariculture
maricultures
mariculturist
mariculturists
marid
marids
Marie's ataxia
Marie's disease
Marie-Robinson syndrome
Marie-Strumpell disease (current term)
Marie-Strumpell disease (current term)
Mariehamn
maries
mariet
Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont
Marie Antoinette
Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
Marie Curie
Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert
Marie Goeppert Mayer
Marie Grosholtz
Marie Henri Beyle
Marie Jeanne Becu
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier
Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun

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