1. A fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
   "A herniated intervertebral disc can cause severe back pain";
   - intervertebral disk

Derived forms: intervertebral discs

Type of: disc, disk [N. Amer], saucer

Part of: back, backbone, rachis [technical], spinal column, spine, vertebral column

Encyclopedia: Intervertebral disc