Any of the 23 plates of fibrocartilage found between the bodies of adjacent VERTEBRAE.
Synonyms: Discs, Intervertebral, Intervertebral Disks, Disk, Intervertebral, Intervertebral Disc, Disc, Intervertebral, Disks, Intervertebral, Intervertebral Discs, Intervertebral Disk
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coordinate with specific vertebrae; diseases: probably DISCITIS, INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT, or INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION but if not, index INTERVERTEBRAL DISC + SPINAL DISEASES chemonucleolysis = INTERVERTEBRAL DISC CHEMOLYSIS ,2012 (1963) ,2012; see INTERVERTEBRAL DISK 1963-2011
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D007403