Definition: Any of the 23 plates of fibrocartilage found between the bodies of adjacent VERTEBRAE.
coordinate IM with specific vertebrae (IM); diseases: probably DISCITIS, INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT, or INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION but if not, index as INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (IM) + SPINAL DISEASES (IM); chemonucleolysis
See AlsoDiskectomy