1. the plate of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.
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intervertebral disk in Medicine
intervertebral disk n.
Any of the disks between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae. Also called intervertebral cartilage.
intervertebral disk in Science
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.
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