Medical Dictionary
anulus fibrosus of intervertebral disc
- the ring of fibrocartilage and fibrous tissue forming the circumference of the intervertebral disc; surrounds the nucleus pulposus, which is prone to herniation when the annulus fibrosus is compromised.
Syn: anulus fibrosus disci intervertebralis, anulus fibrosus (2) , fibrous ring of intervertebral disc, fibrous ring (2)
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