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INTERVERTEBRAL DISC Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the phrase intervertebral disc. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase intervertebral disc. (close relations)
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cartilage
nounn
noun

• tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

cushion
nounn
noun

• a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

• the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle

• a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

verb

• protect from impact

disc
nounn
noun

• sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

• something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

• (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

• a flat circular plate

disk
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

• a flat circular plate

• sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

• (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

verb

• draw a harrow over (land)

spine
nounn
noun

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• any sharply pointed projection

• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

• the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

• a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

vertebra
nounn
noun

• one of the bony segments of the spinal column

intervertebral disk
nounn
noun

• a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

Best Hypernyms For INTERVERTEBRAL DISC

Here is a list of related hypernyms for intervertebral disc, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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disc disk saucer

Alternatives for CARTILAGE

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