spondyloarthropathy
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Related to spondylarthritis: Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing spondylarthritis
spondyloarthropathy
[‚spän·də·lō·är′thräp·ə·thē] (medicine)
Any of a group of arthritis disorders characterized by involvement of the axial (central) skeleton and association with the histocompatibility system.
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