Medical Dictionary
bamboo spine
noun bam·boo spine \(ˈ)bam-ˈbü-\
Medical Definition of BAMBOO SPINE
: a spinal column in the advanced stage of ankylosing spondylitis especially as observed in an X-ray with ossified layers at the margins of the vertebrae giving the whole an appearance of a stick of bamboo
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