Definition of pulpy nucleus
: a very elastic but somewhat soft body of connective tissue that forms the central part of an intervertebral disk and is surrounded by the fibrous ring
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“Pulpy nucleus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulpy%20nucleus. Accessed 15 May. 2021.
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