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slipped disk
noun
Definition of SLIPPED DISK
: a protrusion of one of the cartilage disks between vertebrae with pressure on spinal nerves resulting in low back pain or sciatic pain
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First Known Use of SLIPPED DISK
1942
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slipped disk
noun \ˌslipt-\
Medical Definition of SLIPPED DISK
: a protrusion of an intervertebral disk and its nucleus pulposus that produces pressure upon spinal nerves resulting in low-back pain and often sciatic pain
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