noun
intervertebral disk
Medical/anatomical term for the cartilage disc between vertebrae.
椎間板ヘルニアは腰痛の原因になることがあります。
A herniated intervertebral disk can cause lower back pain.
Common compound meaning 'herniated disk'; 椎間板 alone refers to the disk itself.
Compound of 椎 (つい, 'vertebra'), 間 (かん, 'between'), and 板 (ばん, 'plate/board'), describing the plate-like structure between vertebrae.