Phrase guide

intervertebral disc

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A disc between the vertebra in the spine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discus intervertebralis

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intervertebral disk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disk, disc, saucer

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: междупрешленен диск (mežduprešlenen disk) — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Catalan: disc intervertebral — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 椎間盤 /椎间盘 (zhuījiānpán) — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Czech: meziobratlová ploténka — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Dutch: tussenwervelschijf — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Finnish: välilevy — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Finnish: nikamavälilevy — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • French: disque intervertébral — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • German: Bandscheibe — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Hungarian: porckorong — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Icelandic: hryggþófi — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Japanese: 椎間板 (tsuikanban) — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Korean: 척추사이원반 (cheokchusaiwonban) — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Korean: 척추원반 (cheokchuwonban) — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Korean: 디스크 (diseukeu) — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Northern Kurdish: xepleya navbera birrbirreyan — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Luxembourgish: Bandscheif — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Portuguese: disco intervertebral — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Romanian: disc intervertebral — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Slovak: medzistavcová platnička — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Spanish: disco intervertebral — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Swedish: mellankotskiva — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Swedish: intervertebraldisk — disc between the vertebra in the spine
  • Ukrainian: міжхребце́вий ди́ск (mižxrebcévyj dýsk) — disc between the vertebra in the spine