HyperDic: herniated_disc

English > 1 sense of the expression *herniated disc*:
NOUN	state	herniated disc, ruptured intervertebral disc, slipped disc	a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae

English > *herniated disc*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region.
Synonyms	ruptured intervertebral disc, slipped disc
Broader	rupture	state of being torn or burst open
Spanish	hernia de disco, hernia discal