Meanings
nounspondylitis (countable and uncountable, plural spondylitides or spondylites)
plural spondylitides · plural spondylites
- countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the spine.
Origin
- Latinspondylus“vertebra”
- Englishspondylitis
Latin spondylus (“vertebra”) + -itis
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Catalan espondilitis
- espondilitisinflammation of the spine
Chinese Mandarin 脊椎炎
- 脊椎炎 (jǐzhuīyán)inflammation of the spine
Czech spondylitida
- spondylitidainflammation of the spine
Finnish spondyliitti, nikamatulehdus
- spondyliittiinflammation of the spine
- nikamatulehdusinflammation of the spine
French spondylite
- spondyliteinflammation of the spine
Portuguese espondilite
- espondiliteinflammation of the spine
Spanish espondilitis
- espondilitisinflammation of the spine
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APA
spondylitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spondylitis
MLA
“spondylitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spondylitis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spondylitis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spondylitis.
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