See Also: ankylosing spondylitis(medicine)
Ankylosing spondylitis(health)
spondylitis, ankylosing(medicine)
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)(health)
smerlin(medicine)
Ankylosing(health)
ankylosing hyperostosis(medicine)
Ankylosing hyperostosis(health)
Spondylitis(medicine)
Spondylitis(health)

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (health) and smerlin (medicine)


Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (health)


Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory arthritis primarily affecting spine and sacroiliac joints, causing eventual fusion of the spine. Complete fusion results in a complete rigidity of the spine, a condition known as bamboo spine.





smerlin (medicine)


smerlin
<zoology> A small loach.

Source: Websters Dictionary