spondylitis

English

Etymology

Latin spondylus (“vertebra”) +‎ -itis

Noun

spondylitis (countable and uncountable, plural spondylitides or spondylites)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the spine.

Derived terms

• ankylosing spondylitis
• discospondylitis

Related terms

• spondylitic

Translations

inflammation of the spine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脊椎炎 (zh) (jǐzhuīyán)

• Czech: spondylitida f
• Finnish: spondyliitti, nikamatulehdus
• Portuguese: espondilite (pt) f
• Spanish: espondilitis f