nucleus pulposusn.

Brit.

/ˌnjuːklɪəs pʌlˈpəʊsəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌn(j)ukliəs pəlˈpoʊsəs/

Inflections: Plural nuclei pulposi.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nucleus pulposus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin nucleus pulposus (G. Jäger 1858 in a German context in Sitzungsberichte der Akad. der Wissenschaften in Wien 33 531) < classical Latin nucleus nucleus n. + pulpōsus pulpose adj.

Anatomy.

The gelatinous central portion of an intervertebral disc, composed of hydrated proteoglycans.

ΚΠ

1874 M. Foster & F. M. Balfour Elements Embryol. vi. 158 In the tail the cartilage becomes the ‘nucleus pulposus’.

1908 Science 15 May 779/2 The deposition of inter-cellular substance in the embryonic vertebral cartilage squeezes the notochord into the intervertebral discs, where it forms the nuclei pulposi.

1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xviii. 471 The disc consists of a semi-fluid centre, the nucleus pulposus, surrounded by elastic fibro-cartilage, the annulus fibrosus.

1982 R. E. Booth in T. G. Duncan Over 55 ii. 40 When the liquid nucleus finally ruptures all the way through the outer ring, the condition is known as a ‘slipped disc’, or herniated nucleus pulposus.

2002 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. 84B 196/1 Production of proinflammatory mediators within the nucleus pulposus may be a major factor in the genesis of a painful lumbar disc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nucleus pulposus
释义	nucleus pulposusn. Brit. /ˌnjuːklɪəs pʌlˈpəʊsəs/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ukliəs pəlˈpoʊsəs/ Inflections: Plural nuclei pulposi. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nucleus pulposus. Etymology: < scientific Latin nucleus pulposus (G. Jäger 1858 in a German context in Sitzungsberichte der Akad. der Wissenschaften in Wien 33 531) < classical Latin nucleus nucleus n. + pulpōsus pulpose adj. Anatomy. The gelatinous central portion of an intervertebral disc, composed of hydrated proteoglycans. ΚΠ 1874 M. Foster & F. M. Balfour Elements Embryol. vi. 158 In the tail the cartilage becomes the ‘nucleus pulposus’. 1908 Science 15 May 779/2 The deposition of inter-cellular substance in the embryonic vertebral cartilage squeezes the notochord into the intervertebral discs, where it forms the nuclei pulposi. 1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xviii. 471 The disc consists of a semi-fluid centre, the nucleus pulposus, surrounded by elastic fibro-cartilage, the annulus fibrosus. 1982 R. E. Booth in T. G. Duncan Over 55 ii. 40 When the liquid nucleus finally ruptures all the way through the outer ring, the condition is known as a ‘slipped disc’, or herniated nucleus pulposus. 2002 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. 84B 196/1 Production of proinflammatory mediators within the nucleus pulposus may be a major factor in the genesis of a painful lumbar disc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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