词汇 | intervertebral-disc |
释义 | intervertebral disc noun[ C ] anatomy specialized(alsointervertebral disk)uk /ɪn.təˈvɜː.tɪ.brəl ˈdɪsk/ us /ɪn.tɚˌvɝː.tə.brəl ˈdɪsk/ a small piece of cartilage(= strong body tissue that stretches) between the bones in your spine(= the line of bones down the centre of the back): Between each adjacent vertebra is an intervertebral disc. Examinations of the lumbar spine revealed a prolapse of an intervertebral disk. Each intervertebral disc is composed of a hard outer layer with a soft, jelly-like centre. This pain is usually due to compression of the nerve by a herniated intervertebral disc. She had undergone surgery for two prolapsed intervertebral discs. Bone structures acetabular acetabulum acromial acromioclavicular acromion foramen magnum frontal bone glenoid gnathic gynecoid osteophyte osteotomy parietal parietal bone pectoral girdle TMJ trapezoidal triquetrum true rib tubercle Synonymdisc |
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