Topic Overview

Herniated Disk

A herniated or slipped disc means that one of the soft cushions or discs between your vertebrae or spinal bones pushes out. Find out about it here.

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Definition

A herniated or slipped disc means that one of the soft cushions or discs between your vertebrae or spinal bones pushes out. Find out about it here.

Concept record

Canonical title: Herniated Disk
Alphabetical key: H
Category: Educational Resource
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: Bulging disk, Compressed disk, Herniated intervertebral disk, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Prolapsed disk, Ruptured disk, Slipped disk
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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