Geographic Range. The original range of Canis lupus consisted of the majority of the Northern hemisphere -- from the Arctic continuing south to a latitude of 20Â° S, which runs through southern Central Mexico, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
Disc desiccation is an extremely common degenerative change of intervertebral discs. The incidence climbs with age, and to a large degree a gradual desiccation is a 'normal' part of disc aging. It results from replacement of the hydrophilic glycosaminoglycans within the nucleus polposus with fibrocartilage.
Moderate disc desiccation is another term for degenerative disc disease. The term is term used to describe the disc dehydration that occurs with the condition, according to UCLA Health. Continue Reading.