slipped disc — slipped disk AmE n [C usually singular] a painful injury caused when one of the connecting parts between the bones in your back moves out of place … Dictionary of contemporary English
slipped disc — noun a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region • Syn: ↑herniated disc, ↑ruptured intervertebral disc • Hypernyms: ↑rupture * * * slipped disc see ↑disc • • • … Useful english dictionary
disc — [[t]dɪ̱sk[/t]] discs (The spelling disk is also used in American English, mainly for meaning 1.) 1) N COUNT A disc is a flat, circular shape or object. Most shredding machines are based on a revolving disc fitted with replaceable blades. 2) N… … English dictionary
Slipped disc (disambiguation) — Slipped disc is most frequently used as an informal and misleading name for the medical condition known as spinal disc herniation (prolapsus disci intervertebralis) .It can also refer to the following: *A song by the Benny Goodman Sextet or the… … Wikipedia
slipped disc — slipped discs N COUNT If you have a slipped disc, you have a bad back because one of the discs in your spine has moved out of its proper position … English dictionary
slipped disc — ► NOUN ▪ a cartilaginous disc between vertebrae in the spine that is displaced or partly protruding, pressing on nearby nerves and causing back pain or sciatica … English terms dictionary
disc — S3 also disk especially AmE [dısk] n 1.) a round flat shape or object ▪ three keys attached to a metal disc 2.) a ↑compact disc 3.) a record that you play on a ↑record play … Dictionary of contemporary English
Slipped Disc Records — Infobox Company company name = Slipped Disc Records company type = music retailer caption = Slipped Disc logo foundation = 1982 [http://www.buymusichere.net/rel/v2 home.php?storenr=249 deptnr=43] location = flagicon|USA Valley Stream, New York,… … Wikipedia
Slipped disc — Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc, which is called the nucleus, is soft, springy and receives the shock of standing, walking, running, etc. The outer ring of the disc, which is … Medical dictionary
disc — (also disk esp. in AmE) noun 1 computer disk ⇨ See ↑disk 2 music, video ⇨ See also ↑CD ADJECTIVE ▪ compact, DVD, vinyl ▪ I have an old vinyl disc of her singing … Collocations dictionary
