spondylitis

[ spon-dl-ahy-tis ]
/ ˌspɒn dlˈaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the vertebrae.

Origin of spondylitis

1840–50; < Greek spóndyl(os) vertebra, whorl, mussel + -itis

OTHER WORDS FROM spondylitis

spon·dy·lit·ic [spon-dl-it-ik] /ˌspɒn dlˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby spondylitis

spondee, spondulicks, spondulix, spondylalgia, spondylarthritis, spondylitis, spondylitis deformans, spondylo-, spondyloepiphysial dysplasia, spondylolisthesis, spondylolisthetic pelvis

British Dictionary definitions for spondylitic

spondylitis
/ (ˌspɒndɪˈlaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the vertebrae

Word Origin for spondylitis

C19: from New Latin, from Greek spondulos vertebra; see -itis

Medical definitions for spondylitic

spondylitis
[ spŏn′dl-ī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of one or more vertebrae.

Other words from spondylitis

spon′dy•lyt′ic (-ĭt′ĭk) adj.