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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Spinal Diseases > Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Preferred term

Intervertebral Disc Degeneration  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Degeneration, Disc
  • Degeneration, Disk
  • Degeneration, Intervertebral Disk
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Degenerative Disc Diseases
  • Degradation, Disc
  • Degradation, Disk
  • Disc Degeneration
  • Disc Degenerations
  • Disc Degradation
  • Disc Degradations
  • Disc Disease, Degenerative
  • Disk Degeneration
  • Disk Degeneration, Intervertebral
  • Disk Degenerations
  • Disk Degradation
  • Disk Degradations
  • Intervertebral Disk Degeneration
  • Intervertebral Disk Degenerations

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific vertebrae (IM); INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT is also available

Scope note

  • Degenerative changes in the INTERVERTEBRAL DISC due to aging or structural damage, especially to the vertebral end-plates.

History note

  • 2012 (2010)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055959

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