Recent Examples on the WebConditions like ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-AxSpA) are known for causing chronic inflammation that attacks the spine.—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2023 Some of these medical conditions include issues like seronegative spondyloarthropathy or ankylosing spondylitis.—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023 He was diagnosed at 27 with ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that can cause the vertebrae to fuse over time.—Mckenna Oxenden, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023 Both rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are uncommon (each affecting about 1% of the population), inflammatory, multi-system diseases.—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023 There is one blood test specifically associated with ankylosing spondylitis, called HLA-B27.—Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 24 Jan. 2022 Not all posts are about ankylosing spondylitis.—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 Dec. 2021 Lori Long, the Salinas woman living with ankylosing spondylitis, lost medication support and continuity of care for almost two years after her doctor died.—Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023 For example, an early Humira patent, which expired in 2016, claimed that the drug could treat a condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints, among other diseases.—Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek sphondylos, spondylos vertebra
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