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The choice of terms in this Dictionary is a purposeful mixture
which include not only the usual standard medical terms but
also pertinent scientific items, abbreviations, acronyms,
jargon, medical history etc all having to do with medicine
and the biomedical sciences, particularly anything of value
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DISKS AND NERVES
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The anatomy of the vertebral disks and their relationship to the exiting nerve roots. Inflammation or prolapse (displacement) of a disk can lead to impingement on the nearby exiting nerve root. This can cause pain that will radiate in the distribution of the involved nerve. A good example of this is sciatice where the problem occurs in the lower back.
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