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What is discopathy,disc degenerative disease or herniated disc?
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Disc herniation: The disc between two vertebrae is made of outer annulus and an inner pulposis. When there is a tear in the annulus some of the pulposis can squeeze out. A herniated disc is the pulposis that squeezes out of the annulus. Similar to jelly squeezing out of a jelly donut.
Answered 6/6/2019
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Similar Terms: Suggesting different issues in which the spine has pathology. Discopathy suggests the disc has some abnormality, Degenerative Disc Disease suggests the same, and herniated disc suggests a movement of the disc out of its normal shape and location. All three suggest similar but distinct disease processes.
Answered 6/6/2019
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