HyperDic: slipped_disc

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

English > *slipped 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	herniated disc, ruptured intervertebral disc
Broader	rupture	state of being torn or burst open
Spanish	hernia de disco, hernia discal