Intervertebral-disk
noun, Anatomy.
1.
the plate of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae.
intervertebral disk n.
Any of the disks between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae. Also called intervertebral cartilage.
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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