0 a condition in which the central part of one of the discs between the bones in the spine (= backbone) is squeezed through a tear in the outer part and presses on a nerve, causing pain
He missed the first 45 games after a surgery for a herniated disc and averaged 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in 37 games (1 start).
Lemieux's back injury progressed into a herniated disc, which subsequently developed an infection.
Woodson sat out all of the 2004 season due to a herniated disc, that forced him to retire at the end of the year.
Orton suffered a herniated disc as a result, taking him off television for a number of weeks.
Melton's production declined in 1972 after he missed most of the season with two herniated discs resulting from trying to break his son's fall from their garage roof.
It was later revealed that she was playing with a herniated disc in her back.
In this article, the term is used to describe a lumbar herniated disc.
He had surgery in 2006 to repair a herniated disc and has yet to return to the court in a professional game.
