NUCLEUS PULPOSUS


Meaning of NUCLEUS PULPOSUS in English

-ˌpəlˈpōsəs noun

( plural nuclei pulpo·si -ōˌsī)

Etymology: New Latin, literally, pulpy nucleus

: an elastic pulpy mass lying in the center of each intervertebral fibrocartilage and regarded as a remnant of the notochord

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