See Also: spondylitis deformans(medicine)
spondylitis(dictionary)
Spondylitis(medicine)
Spondylitis(health)
rheumatoid spondylitis(medicine)
spondylitis, ankylosing(medicine)
tuberculous spondylitis(medicine)
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)(health)
Ankylosing spondylitis(health)
Arthritis, spondylitis(health)

ecotoxicology (iou) and spondylitis deformans (medicine)


ecotoxicology (iou)



ecotoxicology noun. L20.
[from ECO- + TOXICOLOGY.]
The branch of science concerned with the Nature, effects, and interactions of substances that are harmful to the environment.
ecotoxico'logical adjective L20;
ecotoxi'cologist noun L20.

spondylitis deformans (medicine)


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.