椎間板

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 椎間板 is read as ついかんばん and is a noun for an intervertebral or spinal disc located between vertebrae.
• Basic usage: Location appears in 椎間板の位置, while anatomical structure appears in 背骨と椎間板の構造.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Bone and intervening tissue
  • It denotes the disc between vertebrae, not a vertebral bone itself.
• Singular and plural
  • The Japanese form is unchanged, so context determines whether it refers to one disc or multiple discs.