intervertebral : Idioms & Phrases

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intervertebral disc

  • noun a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
    intervertebral disc.
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intervertebral disk

  • noun a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
    intervertebral disc.
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intervertebral vein

  • noun one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves
    vena intervertebralis.
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ruptured intervertebral disc

  • noun a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
    herniated disc; slipped disc.
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