slipped 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
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Medical definitions for slipped disk
slipped disk
[ slĭpt ]
n.
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.
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