Term: ankylosing spondylitis: a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: cinnamon stone: a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: softness: a disposition to be lenient in judging others
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: dulse: coarse edible red seaweed
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: hoary marmot: large North American mountain marmot
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: calque: an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: transmission mechanism: any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: echocardiograph: a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: keratoacanthoma: skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: sandarac: durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
Broader: autoimmune disease: 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 | Unrelated: common wart: a benign growth (often with a rough surface)