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Bechterew's disease (medicine)


Bechterew's disease -->
spondylitis deformans
Arthritis and osteitis deformans involving the spinal column; marked by nodular deposits at the edges of the intervertebral disks with ossification of the ligaments and bony ankylosis of the intervertebral articulations, it results in a rounded kyphosis with rigidity.

Synonym: Bechterew's disease, poker back, Strumpell's disease.