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Marie-Strumpell disease

Marie-Strumpell disease

9.2
A long-lasting sickness that makes the spine inflamed and stiff, often affecting men and sometimes making spinal bones join together
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːri ˈstrʌmpəl dɪˈziːz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enfermedad de Marie-Strumpell
  • The patient was diagnosed with Marie-Strumpell disease after experiencing persistent back pain and stiffness for years.

Examples

  • Many individuals with Marie-Strumpell disease require physical therapy to maintain spinal mobility.

  • Early detection of Marie-Strumpell disease can help slow the progression of spinal ankylosis.

  • John was diagnosed with Marie-Strumpell disease last year.

  • The symptoms of Marie-Strumpell disease can be quite severe.

  • Early detection of Marie-Strumpell disease can help slow the progression of spinal ankylosis.

  • Many individuals with Marie-Strumpell disease require physical therapy to maintain spinal mobility.

  • The patient was diagnosed with Marie-Strumpell disease after experiencing persistent back pain and stiffness for years.

Synonyms

ankylosing spondylitis
vsMarie-Strumpell disease
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A long illness that makes the spine stiff and painful and can make its bones join together

highlights male predominance rather than only the spinal focus
rheumatoid spondylitis
vsMarie-Strumpell disease
  • Archaic
9.4

A long-lasting illness that makes the spine stiff and painful and can fuse the spine bones

emphasizes progressive loss of spinal movement and possible fusion rather than just reduced mobility

Surface Forms

Marie-Strumpell disease singular
Marie-Strumpell diseases plural

Morphology

Marie-Strumpell + disease

The headword includes the transparent noun 'disease', so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would recognize this as referring to some medical condition. However, 'Marie-Strumpell' is an eponymic proper name with no semantic content about symptoms or cause, so the specific meaning (ankylosing spondylitis-like spinal inflammation and fusion) cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Marie-Strumpell disease comes from the names of two doctors, Pierre Marie and Adolf Strumpell, who first described the illness. Their names were joined to label the condition that makes the spine slowly 'stiffen' and sometimes 'fuse', so today the term refers to this long-term inflammatory back disease.