Medical Definition of Bulging disk

1. A condition that results in the abnormal protrusion (bulging), herniation or prolapse of a vertebral disc from its normal position in the vertebral column. The displaced disc may exert force on a nearby nerve root causing the typical neurologic symptoms of radiating pain (to an extremity), numbness, tingling and weakness. Recurrent episodes of severe back pain are common. Treatment includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, corticosteroids and rest. More advanced cases may require surgical intervention (for example laminectomy, micro-disc surgery). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulging Disk

bulger
bulgers
bulges
bulge out
bulghur
bulghurs
bulgier
bulgiest
bulgine
bulgines
bulginess
bulginesses
bulging
bulgingly
bulging disc
bulging disk (current term)
bulging eye disease
bulgur
bulgurs
bulgur pilaf
bulgur wheat
bulgy
bulimarexia
bulima nervosa
bulimia
bulimia
bulimiac
bulimias
bulimia nervosa
bulimic

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