RUPTURED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region

Synonyms:

herniated disc; ruptured intervertebral disc; slipped disc

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

rupture (state of being torn or burst open)

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