Definition of Rheumatoid spondylitis

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 Rheumatoid spondylitis

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 Rheumatoid Spondylitis

rheumatocelis
rheumatoid
rheumatoid
rheumatoid arteritis
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis: joint manifestations
rheumatoid disease
rheumatoid factor
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rheumatoid lung disease
rheumatoid nodule
rheumatoid nodules
rheumatoid spondylitis (current term)
rheumatoid spondylitis (current term)
rheumatologies
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