Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Intervertebral disk degeneration
HP:0008419
What it means
The presence of degenerative changes of intervertebral disk.
Rare diseases that can present with this4
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Degeneration of intervertebral discs · Degeneration of intervertebral disks · Degenerative disc disease · Degenerative disk disease · Degenerative intervertebral disc · Degenerative intervertebral disk
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