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Ankylosing Spondylitis And Degenerative Disc Disease
Bechterew's disease is also called Marie Strumpell disease, rheumatoid spondylitis, and
Ankylosing is a term meaning rigid or stiff. Spondyl refers to the spine, while itis means inflammation.
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