rheumatoid spondylitis

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1. a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis (noun.state)

hypernym	:	autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder,
definition	:	any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues (noun.state)

hypernym	:	spondylitis,
definition	:	inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness (noun.state)