Definition of "spondylitis" []

• Inflammation of the vertebrae. (noun)

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• "Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain and inflammation of the joints between the spinal vertebrae and the joints between the spine and pelvis."
• "Johnny is said to claim £94.25 a week for a serious back problem known as spondylitis, an inflammation of the vertebrae that is linked to arthritis."
• "I have ankylosing spondylitis, which is an arthritis of the spine."