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Definition of herniated disc noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

herniated disc

noun
 
/ˌhɜːnieɪtɪd ˈdɪsk/
 
/ˌhɜːrnieɪtɪd ˈdɪsk/
 (North American English, medical)
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  1. a slipped disc (= a painful condition caused when one of the discs between the bones of the spine in a person's back moves out of place)Topics Health problemsc2
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