HERNIATED DISC
\hˈɜːnɪˌe͡ɪtɪd dˈɪsk], \hˈɜːnɪˌeɪtɪd dˈɪsk], \h_ˈɜː_n_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d d_ˈɪ_s_k]\
Definitions of HERNIATED DISC
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a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).