RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine
   • sometimes leads to ankylosis
   
   Synonym(s)
   • ankylosing spondylitis (what does ankylosing spondylitis mean?)
   • Marie-Strumpell disease (what does Marie-Strumpell disease mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) rheumatoid spondylitis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spondylitis (what does spondylitis mean?)
   • autoimmune disease (what does autoimmune disease mean?)
   • autoimmune disorder (what does autoimmune disorder mean?)