herniated disc:椎间盘突出(症)。指脊柱椎间盘的软组织向外突出,可能压迫神经,引起腰背痛、腿痛或麻木等症状。(也常写作 herniated disk,disc/disk 都可用。)
/ˈhɝːniˌeɪtɪd dɪsk/
He was diagnosed with a herniated disc.
他被诊断为椎间盘突出。
After lifting the heavy box the wrong way, she developed a herniated disc that caused shooting pain down her leg, so her doctor recommended physical therapy and rest.
她用错误姿势搬起重箱后出现椎间盘突出,疼痛沿着腿部放射,因此医生建议进行物理治疗并休息。
herniated 来自拉丁语 hernia(“疝、突出”),在医学语境中引申为“组织从正常位置向外突出”。disc/disk 源自拉丁语 discus(“圆盘”)。合在一起,字面意思就是“发生突出(脱出)的椎间盘”。