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Intervertebral disk

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intervertebral disk
n.
Any of the disks between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae. Also called intervertebral cartilage.
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intervertebral disk
profile of lumbar intervertebral disks
Intervertebral disk
Cylindrical elastic-like gel pads that separate and join each pair of vertebrae in the spine.
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