intervertebral disk

intervertebral disk
intervertebral disk n 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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discus intervertebralis.

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  • Intervertebral disc — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = disci intervertebrales GraySubject = 72 GrayPage = 289 Caption = Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. (Intervertebral fibrocartilage labeled at center left.) Caption2 =… …   Wikipedia

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