a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
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Ankylosing spondylitis
a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
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a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine, Rheumatology.a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine, Rheumatology.a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine, Rheumatology.a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine, Rheumatology.a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine, Rheumatology.a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, Rheumatology.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, Rheumatology.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, Rheumatology.immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine.immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine.immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, General medicine.a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, Rheumatology.a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, Rheumatology.autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology, Rheumatology.inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Rheumatology.inflammation of a blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Rheumatology.an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.Alt. of Ankylosis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or /]; and in Latin and so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, spondylitis, primarily, males, marked.impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
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