English noun: intervertebral disc | |||
1. | intervertebral disc (body) a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) | ||
Synonyms | intervertebral disk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disc, disk, saucer | ||
Part meronym | back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column | ||