| NOUN | body | intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk | a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) |
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| Meaning | A fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two). | |
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| Synonym | intervertebral disk | |
| Part of | spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis | The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
| Broader | disk, disc, saucer | Something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate |
| Spanish | disco intervertebral | |
| Catalan | disc intervertebral | |
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