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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Tree Number(s)
C05.116.900.153
Unique ID
D055959
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055959
Annotation
coordinate IM with specific vertebrae (IM); INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT is also available
Scope Note
Degenerative changes in the INTERVERTEBRAL DISC due to aging or structural damage, especially to the vertebral end-plates.
Entry Term(s)
Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Intervertebral Discs
Degenerative Intervertebral Disks
Disc Degeneration
Disc Degradation
Disk Degeneration
Disk Degradation
Intervertebral Disk Degeneration
Previous Indexing
Intervertebral Disk (1951-2009)
Intervertebral Disk Displacement (1952-2009)
See Also
Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis
Sciatica
Public MeSH Note
2012; see INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT 2010-2011
History Note
2012 (2010)
Date Introduced
2010/01/01
Last Updated
2020/01/16
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Preferred
Degenerative Intervertebral Discs Related
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