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.
An academic appeal is something you send to a university or college when you want to dispute a decision they made against you. The decisions you disagree with could be anything. Here are some examples that we often see: 1  being made to withdraw from a course due to plagiarism. Write your name, student number, and contact address. 2  Date the letter. 3  Insert automatic page numbering (any word processing software will allow you to insert page numbers). 4  Write the name and address of the department that handles appeals (and the name of the person who deals with appeals.