Intervertebral Disk

"Intervertebral Disk" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Any of the 23 plates of fibrocartilage found between the bodies of adjacent VERTEBRAE.

Descriptor ID	D007403
MeSH Number(s)	A02.165.308.410 A02.835.232.834.432
Concept/Terms	Intervertebral Disc Intervertebral Disc Discs, Intervertebral Intervertebral Discs Disk, Intervertebral Intervertebral Disk Disks, Intervertebral Intervertebral Disks Disc, Intervertebral

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Intervertebral Disk".

Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Cartilage [A02.165]
Fibrocartilage [A02.165.308]
Intervertebral Disc [A02.165.308.410]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Spine [A02.835.232.834]
Intervertebral Disc [A02.835.232.834.432]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Intervertebral Disk".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Intervertebral Disk".

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