Anatomy
intervertebral disk
[ in-ter-vur-tuh-bruhl disk ]
Subclass of:
Vertebral column; Fibrocartilage
Definitions related to intervertebral disc:
  • Any of the 23 plates of fibrocartilage found between the bodies of adjacent VERTEBRAE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (intervertebral disk) One of the small, shock-absorbing cushions located between the vertebrae of the spine.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (intervertebral disk) Plates of fibrocartilage found between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae in the spine, each consisting of a fibrous ring enclosing a pulpy center.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Spongy discs located between the vertebrae of the spinal column; composed of the outer annulus fibrosus and inner nucleus pulposus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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