spondylarthritis

Thân thiện

A patient receives a gentle spinal examination for spondylarthritis.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A form of arthritis: Specifically, "spondylarthritis" is a medical term for arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine. It involves inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was diagnosed with spondylarthritis after complaining of chronic back pain and stiffness.
  • Ankylosing spondylitis is a well-known type of spondylarthritis.

Advanced Usage

• "Inflammatory spondylarthritis": A more specific term often used to distinguish it from other spinal conditions, emphasizing the inflammatory nature of the disease.
  • The rheumatologist specializes in treating inflammatory spondylarthritis.

Variants and Related Words

• Spondylitis (n): Inflammation of the vertebrae, often used as part of compound names for specific conditions (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis).
• Spondyloarthropathy (n): A broader term for disorders of the vertebral joints, which includes spondylarthritis.

Synonyms

• Spinal arthritis: A more general, descriptive synonym.
• Vertebral arthritis: Arthritis specifically affecting the vertebral joints.

Related Medical Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs or Idioms)

• Ankylosing spondylitis: A chronic inflammatory disease and a major type of spondylarthritis that can cause some vertebrae to fuse.
• Psoriatic arthritis: A form of arthritis that can affect the spine and is sometimes classified under spondylarthropathies.

Học thuật

Noun

1. arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine