herniated disk
noun Pathology.
an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine, causing pain due to pressure on spinal nerves.
Also called
ruptured disk,
slipped disk.
Words nearby herniated disk
herne,
hernia,
hernial sac,
herniate,
herniated,
herniated disk,
hernio-,
hernioid,
hernioplasty,
herniorrhaphy,
herniotomy
Medical definitions for herniated disk
herniated disk
n.
The protrusion of a degenerated or fragmented intervertebral disk into the intervertebral foramen, compressing the nerve root.
protruded disk ruptured disk