slipped disc
noun
variants
or slipped disk
plural slipped discs or slipped disks
: a protrusion of one of the cartilage discs between vertebrae with pressure on spinal nerves resulting in low back pain or sciatic pain
Such detailed photographs might save lives: diagnosis of cancer, tuberculosis, and even a slipped disc, will be quicker, with the guesswork eliminated.—
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slipped disc
noun
variants
or slipped disk
: a protrusion of an intervertebral disc and its nucleus pulposus that produces pressure upon spinal nerves resulting in low-back pain and often sciatic pain
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