herniated disc

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herniated disk
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English - English
Extrusion of part of the nucleus pulposus material through a defect in the annulus fibrosus
Also called a herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), disc rupture or a disc prolapse
displacement of the disc (the shock-absorbing pad of tissue between each vertebra) which then pushes against a nerve causing leg and back pain or arm and neck pain
The nucleus of a lumbar disc oozes out of the center of the disk, pressing against a nerve causing severe pain, after the annulus of the disk ruptures
The nucleus (or inner ring) of a disc is comprised of soft, spongy matter That enables it to absorb the shock of running, walking and movement in general A disc is herniated when the soft, spongy matter is forced out of the center of the disc into the spinal canal A herniated disc is painful because that escaped matter presses against one or more spinal nerves Other words for herniated are slipped, prolapsed, and ruptured
A disc that is displaced from its position between two vertebrae, with injury to the annular ligament
a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
{i} slipped disc, painful rupture in the tissue which separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column
herniated disc
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