释义 |
ankylosing, ppl. a.|ˈæŋkɪləʊzɪŋ| [f. ankylose v. + -ing2.] ankylosing spondylitis [tr. F. spondylite ankylosante (Auerbach 1900, in Gaz. hebd. de Méd. et de Chir. 7 June 538/1)], an inflammatory arthritis of the spine, chiefly affecting young males, characterized by inflammation and ossification of the intervertebral discs and ligaments, leading to ankylosis of the vertebral and sacro-iliac joints.
1935Rep. Chronic Rheumatic Dis. (Brit. Comm. Chronic Rheumatic Dis.) I. 77 (heading) Ankylosing spondylitis. 1942S. G. Scott Adolescent Spondylitis or Ankylosing Spondylitis 2 The term ‘spondylitis’ will be used..to denote that particular spinal arthritis which attacks the young adult, usually known as ankylosing spondylitis. 1979M. J. Taussig Processes in Path. & Microbiol. vii. 879 One of the most striking associations discovered to date is that between the HLA antigen B27 and ankylosing spondylitis. 1989C. Caufield Multiple Exposures (1990) xiv. 141 A British survey of more than 14,000 people who were subjected to X-rays..for a painful, but not fatal, back condition known as ankylosing spondylitis. |