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- noun anatomy A disc between the
vertebra in thespine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
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