slipped disc
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The doctors had a legitimate medical concern: Kennedy had a slipped disc around his lumbar spine, because the adjacent bone had inexplicably softened.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2023
It can be caused by a physical problem - such as a slipped disc, but can also occur with no clear cause - known as primary pain.
From BBC ● May 11, 2022
Ultimately, it was found that Jordan had a slipped disc in his back that was pushing against a nerve, causing the pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2019
At the very least, it can lead to lumbar procedures to fix a slipped disc.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
Seriously, I spent months in hospital with a slipped disc, and the LSE didn't even notice I wasn't there.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2013
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
