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intervertebral disk
noun in·ter·ver·te·bral disk \ˌin-tər-ˈvər-tə-brəl-, -(ˌ)vər-ˈtē-\
Definition of INTERVERTEBRAL DISK
: any of the tough elastic disks that are interposed between the centra of adjoining vertebrae and that consist of an outer fibrous ring enclosing an inner pulpy nucleus
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First Known Use of INTERVERTEBRAL DISK
circa 1860
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intervertebral disk
noun
Medical Definition of INTERVERTEBRAL DISK
: any of the tough elastic disks that are interposed between the centra of adjoining vertebrae and that consist of an outer annulus fibrosus enclosing an inner nucleus pulposus
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