INTERVERTEBRAL DISC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

Synonyms:

intervertebral disc; intervertebral disk

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("intervertebral disc" is a kind of...):

disc; disk; saucer (something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate)

Holonyms ("intervertebral disc" is a part of...):

back; backbone; rachis; spinal column; spine; vertebral column (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord)