slipped disk

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1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

[edit] English

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Slipped disk

[edit] Alternative forms

slipped disc

[edit] Noun

slipped disk (plural slipped disks)

(pathology) A vertebral disk that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.

[edit] Translations

protruding vertebral disk

Irish: teasc sciorrtha
Italian: ernia del disco
Japanese: 椎間板ヘルニア (ja)
Portuguese: disco deslocado

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