Condition of the intervertebral disc, whereby some of the material which makes up the disc shifts to a position which irritates the nearby nerve for that spinal area
It is a focal protrusion of disc material beyond the posterior margins of the vertebral endplates The disc margin has an irregular morphology The annular layers may be partially or completely torn
{i} protrusion of an organ through an opening in its surrounding walls (especially in the abdominal region)