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herniated disk

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herniated disk [′hər·nē‚ad·əd ′disk]
(medicine)
An intervertebral disk in which the pulpy center has pushed through the fibrocartilage. Also known as slipped disk.


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Meanwhile, backup defensive tackle Chase Moline had surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back.
This RR can be interpreted as follows: subjects with a diagnosis of herniated disk were 15% more likely to have seen a physical therapist than subjects with a diagnosis of sprain or strain.
We had one client--a woman in her late '50s, early '60s who'd had a herniated disk in her lumbar spine for years and fell down often.
 
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