Definition of Spondylarthritis

1. Noun. Arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine.

Generic synonyms: Arthritis

Definition of Spondylarthritis

1. Noun. (pathology) spondyloarthropathy accompanied by inflammation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Spondylarthritis

1. Inflammation of the intervertebral articulations. Origin: spondyl-+ G. Arthron, joint, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spondylarthritis

spondaics
spondaise
spondaize
spondee
spondees
spondulic
spondulick
spondulicks
spondulics
spondulix
spondyl
spondyl-
spondylalgia
spondylarthritic
spondylarthritides
spondylarthritis (current term)
spondylarthrocace
spondyle
spondylitic
spondylitides
spondylitis
spondylitis deformans
spondylitises
spondylo-
spondyloarthritides
spondyloarthropathic
spondyloarthropathies
spondyloarthropathy
spondylocace
spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia

Literary usage of Spondylarthritis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician by Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann (1912)
"... spondylarthritis tuberculosa) Pathology.—This form of tubercular infection is very frequent in childhood, especially in the first few years, ..."

2. Transactions (1907)
"spondylarthritis is the rare condition of inflammation of the lateral joints, and when of tubercular origin generally occurs in the cervical vertebrae, ..."

3. A Text-book of Urology in Men, Women and Children, Including Urinary and by Victor Cox Pedersen (1919)
"Whatever the classification, all forms may merge one into the other, without great demarkation. spondylarthritis is not an uncommon manifestation of ..."

4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1913)
"... osteomyelitis of the spine, epilepsy, spondylarthritis, osteitis deformans (Paget's disease), cephalgia, melancholia, periodical paralysis, sciatica. ..."

5. The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician by Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann, Henry Larned Keith Shaw, Linnæus Edford La Fétra, Luther Emmett Holt (1912)
"... processes of the cervical vertebrae or cervical muscles very painful on pressure; fever, and other articular and muscular affections). —spondylarthritis ..."

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