| bulging disc | <radiology> Broad-based disc extension outward in all directions with intact but weakened annulus fibrosus and posterior longitudinal ligament, age: greater than40 y.o (common finding), location: lumbar, cervical findings: concave anterior margin of thecal sac, nucleus pulposa hypointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2 (water loss through degeneration) see: degenerative disc disease (12 Dec 1998) |
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| bulging disk | A condition that results in the abnormal protrusion (bulging), herniation or prolapse of a vertebral disc from its normal position in the vertebral column. The displaced disc may exert force on a nearby nerve root causing the typical neurologic symptoms of radiating pain (to an extremity), numbness, tingling and weakness. Recurrent episodes of severe back pain are common. Treatment includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, corticosteroids and rest. More advanced cases may require surgical intervention (for example laminectomy, micro-disc surgery). (27 Sep 1997) |
| bulging eye disease | Infection of herbivores and rarely man with larvae of flies of the genus Gedoelstia, causing ophthalmomyiasis in humans. Synonym: bulging eye disease. (05 Mar 2000) |