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ankylosing spondylitis
(an¦ky|los¦ing spon¦dyl|itis)
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
a form of spinal arthritis, chiefly affecting young males, that eventually causes ankylosis of vertebral and sacroiliac joints.
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