slipped disk

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noun

herniated disk.

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Origin of slipped disk

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby slipped disk

slip one's mind, slip out, slipover, slippage, slipped disc, slipped disk, slipped hernia, slipper, slipper bath, slipper chair, slipperette

How to use slipped disk in a sentence

Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie|Carla Hall|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At 24, I slipped on the ice outside of my Michigan apartment.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If your ears are tired of slick auto-tuned vocals, pick up this disk for an aural detox.
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Someone slipped me something while I was making Pound, and I had two choices—go to the hospital, or keep working.
The Renegade: Robert Downey Sr. on His Classic Films, Son’s Battle with Drugs, and Bill Cosby|Marlow Stern|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He pulled one out and slipped it over my head, zipping the mouth closed to muffle my voice.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
I made two attempts to climb up, but both times slipped back.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Ten or twelve added years had slipped by, and it did not seem human that she should continue to feel bitterly toward me.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
A few minutes, and he would perhaps have slipped across the border—when something startled him into sudden life again.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

Medical definitions for slipped disk

slipped disk

[ slĭpt ]

Protrusion of a part of an intervertebral disk through the fibrocartilage, occurring usually in the lower lumbar region and often causing back pain or sciatica.