intervertebral disk

noun Anatomy.

the plate of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.

Origin of intervertebral disk

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby intervertebral disk

interventionist, interventricular foramen, interventricular septum, intervertebral, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, intervertebral foramen, intervertebral vein, interview, interviewee, interviewer

Medical definitions for intervertebral disk

intervertebral disk

n.

Any of the disks between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae. intervertebral cartilage

Scientific definitions for intervertebral disk

intervertebral disk
[ ĭn′tər-vûr′tə-brəl ]

A broad disk of cartilage that separates adjacent vertebrae of the spine and acts as a shock absorber during movement.