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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
and of interest.
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INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS
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The schematic demonstrates the relationship between inter-vertebral disks and the vertebrae. Strong spinal ligaments hold the disks in their normal anatomic position. The displacement of a disk (herniated disk) can lead to impingement on a nerve root as it exits via the intervertebra foramen.
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