A midline disc protrusion, also called central disc protrusion, usually occurs at the lower back and is mostly painful, since it typically impinges the nerve root directly. The technical word midline is used to specify the position of the protrusion in relation to the disc.
appeal. 1  a call upon some authority or person for a decision, opinion, etc. 2  an urgent request for help, sympathy, etc. 3  a quality in a person or thing that arouses interest, sympathy, desire, etc.; attraction. 4  Obs. an accusation. 5  Law the submission of a lower court's ruling, verdict, etc. to a higher court for review. a request for this.
The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the district courts within its federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agencies. The United States courts of appeals are considered among the most powerful and influential courts in the United States.