Meanings
plural intervertebral discs · alternative US intervertebral disk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disc between the vertebra in the spine.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian междупрешленен диск
- междупрешленен диск (mežduprešlenen disk)disc between the vertebra in the spine
Catalan disc intervertebral
- disc intervertebraldisc between the vertebra in the spine
Chinese Mandarin 椎間盤 /椎间盘
- 椎間盤 /椎间盘 (zhuījiānpán)disc between the vertebra in the spine
Czech meziobratlová ploténka
- meziobratlová ploténkadisc between the vertebra in the spine
Dutch tussenwervelschijf
- tussenwervelschijfdisc between the vertebra in the spine
Finnish välilevy, nikamavälilevy
- välilevydisc between the vertebra in the spine
- nikamavälilevydisc between the vertebra in the spine
French disque intervertébral
- disque intervertébraldisc between the vertebra in the spine
German Bandscheibe
- Bandscheibedisc between the vertebra in the spine
Hungarian porckorong
- porckorongdisc between the vertebra in the spine
Icelandic hryggþófi
- hryggþófidisc between the vertebra in the spine
Japanese 椎間板
- 椎間板 (tsuikanban)disc between the vertebra in the spine
Korean 척추사이원반, 척추원반
- 척추사이원반 (cheokchusaiwonban)disc between the vertebra in the spine
- 척추원반 (cheokchuwonban)disc between the vertebra in the spine
- 디스크 (diseukeu)disc between the vertebra in the spine
Portuguese disco intervertebral
- disco intervertebraldisc between the vertebra in the spine
Romanian disc intervertebral
- disc intervertebraldisc between the vertebra in the spine
Slovak medzistavcová platnička
- medzistavcová platničkadisc between the vertebra in the spine
Spanish disco intervertebral
- disco intervertebraldisc between the vertebra in the spine
Swedish mellankotskiva, intervertebraldisk
- mellankotskivadisc between the vertebra in the spine
- intervertebraldiskdisc between the vertebra in the spine
Ukrainian міжхребце́вий ди́ск
- міжхребце́вий ди́ск (mižxrebcévyj dýsk)disc between the vertebra in the spine
Cite this entry
intervertebral disc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervertebral%20disc
“intervertebral disc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervertebral%20disc. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intervertebral disc,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervertebral%20disc.
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