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Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Spine > Intervertebral Disc
Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Spine > Intervertebral Disc
Tissues > Connective Tissue > Cartilage > Fibrocartilage > Intervertebral Disc
Musculoskeletal System > Cartilage > Fibrocartilage > Intervertebral Disc

Preferred term

Intervertebral Disc  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Disc, Intervertebral
  • Discs, Intervertebral
  • Disk, Intervertebral
  • Disks, Intervertebral
  • Intervertebral Discs
  • Intervertebral Disk
  • Intervertebral Disks

Note

  • 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

Scope note

  • Any of the 23 plates of fibrocartilage found between the bodies of adjacent VERTEBRAE.

History note

  • 2012 (1963)

In other languages

  • nikamavälilevy

    Finnish

  • discus intervertebralis
  • intervertebraalilevy
  • välilevy
  • Mellankotskiva

    Swedish

  • Discus intervertebralis
  • Intervertebraldisk

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007403

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