spinal disc herniation

English

Noun

spinal disc herniation (plural spinal disc herniations)

1. (pathology) A medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion to bulge out beyond the damaged outer rings.

Synonyms

• slipped disc. This term is misleading and is not medically accurate as the spinal discs are firmly attached between the vertebrae and cannot "slip" out of place.

Translations

medical condition

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腰椎間盤突出／腰椎间盘突出 (zh) (yāozhuī jiānpán tūchū)

• Finnish: välilevypullistuma
• Romanian: hernie de disc (ro) f
• Spanish: hernia discal f