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slipped disk

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a ruptured disk between two vertebrae, esp. of the lumbar spine, often causing sciatica
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slipped disk

noun

Protrusion of a part of an intervertebral disk through the fibrocartilage, occurring usually in the lower lumbar region and often causing back pain or sciatica.
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Noun

(plural slipped disks)

  1. (pathology) A vertebral disk that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.
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  1. This term is not medically accurate as the spinal disks are fixed in position between the vertebrae and cannot actually slip.
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slipped disk - Medical Definition

n.

Protrusion of a part of an intervertebral disk through the fibrocartilage, occurring usually in the lower lumbar region and often causing back pain or sciatica.
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