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slipped disc

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noun

  1. pathol a herniated intervertebral disc, often resulting in pain because of pressure on the spinal nerves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Just as filming began, Jordan began to suffer from extreme pain whose source would later be diagnosed as a slipped disc in his back but at the time remained mysterious.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2019

At the very least, it can lead to lumbar procedures to fix a slipped disc.

From Encyclopedia.com Sep. 19, 2018

I crossed my fingers and hoped if anything was found, it’d be a slipped disc.

From The Guardian Jan. 12, 2016

Former sprinter Craig Pickering has been forced to withdraw from the British bobsleigh Sochi Winter Olympics team following a slipped disc.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2014

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