noun
definition
Inflammation of the spine.
Examples of spondylitis in a Sentence
Successful treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis with the anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha monoclonal antibody infliximab.
I was sent to see a specialist who told me that I had spondylitis, an inflammation of the vertebrae in the backbone.
Glossary Ankylosing spondylitis - an inflammatory arthritis affecting mainly the joints in the back.
They are reproduced by courtesy of the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society.
Cervical spondylitis is inflammation of the synovial joints between the cervical vertebrae.
In clinical studies conducted for more than 2 years with 351 ankylosing spondylitis patients, 6 malignancies were reported in Enbrel-treated patients.
Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease of the tendons that link the vertebrae together.
We would like to hear from anyone with ankylosing spondylitis who also has a living brother or sister with the disease.