"Schmorl" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Schmorl" Meaning

Schmorl's nodes are gelatinous masses that form where the cartilage between adjacent vertebrae collapses. They are rounded pedunculated projections of vertebral body into the adjacent intervertebral disc space.

"Schmorl" Examples

Noun:

Schmorl's node are characteristic lesions in the lower back vertebrae between an osteophyte (bone spurs) and the adjacent intervertebral discs or adjacent vertebrae.
An abnormal spine curvature often affecting high school children where the upper back presents as a forward curve (called kyphosis) and the lower back shows a posterior curve (lordosis)alara termed s-scoliosis when viewing the side
It has shorter English counterpart called Schmorl's nodes