intervertebral disk

noun Anatomy.

the plate of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.

Origin of intervertebral disk

First recorded in 1855–60

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intervertebral disk in Medicine

intervertebral disk

n.

Any of the disks between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.intervertebral cartilage

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intervertebral disk in Science

intervertebral disk

[ĭn′tər-vûr′tə-brəl]

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

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