- pulpy nucleus
- noun
: a very elastic but somewhat soft body of connective tissue that forms the central part of an intervertebral disk and is surrounded by the fibrous ring
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pulpy nucleus
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nucleus pulposus — nucleus pul·po·sus .pəl pō səs n, pl nuclei pul·po·si .sī an elastic pulpy mass lying in the center of each intervertebral fibrocartilage and regarded as a remnant of the notochord * * * [TA] a semifluid mass of fine white and elastic fibers that … Medical dictionary
intervertebral disk — noun Date: circa 1860 any of the tough elastic disks that are interposed between the centra of adjoining vertebrae and that consist of an outer fibrous ring enclosing an inner pulpy nucleus … New Collegiate Dictionary
fibrous ring — noun : a strong laminated ring of fibrous tissue that forms the outer part of an intervertebral disk see pulpy nucleus … Useful english dictionary
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discus intervertebralis — [TA] intervertebral disk: a plate of fibrocartilage found between each of the bodies of adjacent vertebrae, from the axis to the sacrum, consisting of a fibrous ring (anulus fibrosus) enclosing a pulpy center (nucleus pulposus); called also… … Medical dictionary
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