intervertebral disk

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intervertebral disk

A broad disk of fibrocartilage situated between adjacent vertebrae of the spinal column.

intervertebral disk

profile of lumbar intervertebral disks

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A broad disk of cartilage that separates adjacent vertebrae of the spine and acts as a shock absorber during movement.

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

intervertebral disc

spinal column, spine, vertebral column, rachis, backbone, back - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

disk, saucer, disc - something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"

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