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intervertebral disk

 
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–noun Anatomy.
the plate of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.
Origin:
1855–60
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n.  A broad disk of fibrocartilage situated between adjacent vertebrae of the spinal column.
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Main Entry: intervertebral disk
Function: noun
: any of the tough elastic disks that are interposed between the centra of adjoining vertebrae and that consist of an outerannulus fibrosus enclosing an inner nucleus pulposus
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intervertebral disk n.
Any of the disks between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae. Also called intervertebral cartilage.

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intervertebral disk   (ĭn'tər-vûr'tə-brəl)  Pronunciation Key 
A broad disk of cartilage that separates adjacent vertebrae of the spine and acts as a shock absorber during movement.
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