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Intervertebral Disc

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Spongy discs located between the vertebrae of the spinal column; composed of the outer annulus fibrosus and inner nucleus pulposus. [ ]

Term info

Label

Intervertebral Disc

Synonyms
  • INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
  • Intervertebral Disc
Subsets

NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C77526, NCIT_C77529

ALT DEFINITION

Spongy discs located between the vertebrae of the spinal column; composed of the outer annulus fibrosus and inner nucleus pulposus. (NCI)

Legacy Concept Name

Intervertebral_Disc

Preferred Name

Intervertebral Disc

Semantic Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS CUI

C0021815

code

C49571