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spondylitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
spondyli-tis
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the spine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Latin spondylus (“vertebra”) + -itis

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

spondylitides (plural) spondylites (plural)

Derived Forms

discospondylitis diskospondylitis

Phrases

ankylosing spondylitis

Frequently Paired Words

spondylitic

Questions

What does spondylitis mean?
Inflammation of the spine.
Where does spondylitis come from?
Latin spondylus (“vertebra”) + -itis

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