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Noun: herniated disc
  1. A painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
    - ruptured intervertebral disc, slipped disc

Derived forms: herniated discs

Type of: rupture

Encyclopedia: Herniated disc