| 释义 |
> as lemmasankylosing spondylitis ankylosing spondylitis n. [tr. French spondylite ankylosante (Auerbach 1900, in Gaz. hebd. de Méd. et de Chir. 7 June 538/1)] an inflammatory arthritis of the spine, chiefly affecting young males, characterized by inflammation and ossification of the intervertebral discs and ligaments, leading to ankylosis of the vertebral and sacro-iliac joints.< |