Diagnosing Cervical Disc Degeneration. Your doctor will determine whether you have degenerative disc disease in the neck by: Checking the flexibility, strength, and range of motion in your neck, arms, and legs. Ordering imaging tests such as x-rays, an MRI, or a CT (CAT) scan.
bot 1. n. 1. The parasitic larva of a botfly. 2. bots (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A disease of mammals, especially cattle and horses, caused by infestation of the stomach or intestines with botfly larvae.
bot - botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose