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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A broad disk of fibrocartilage situated between adjacent vertebrae of the spinal column.
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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