intervertebral disk


nounAnatomy.
  1. the plate of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.

Origin of intervertebral disk

1
First recorded in 1855–60

Words Nearby intervertebral disk

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Scientific definitions for intervertebral disk

intervertebral disk

[ ĭn′tər-vûrtə-brəl ]


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

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