intervertebral disk

1. 1.

   a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

   Synonymsintervertebral disc

   Broaderdisk

   Part ofspinal column

Questions about intervertebral disk

What does intervertebral disk mean?

intervertebral disk means "a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)".

What is another word for intervertebral disk?

Close synonyms include intervertebral disc. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.