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anulus fibrosus of intervertebral disk
The ring of fibrous cartilage forming the circumference of the intervertebral disk. It surrounds the nucleus pulposus, which is prone to herniation when the anulus fibrosus is compromised.
Related
nucleus pulposus, nucleus gelatinosus or vertebral pulp
General
cartilage
ligament
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
intervertebral disk
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