Disc protrusion, commonly known as a âslippedâ disc, is a degenerative spine condition that occurs when one of the discs between the vertebrae decays and causes the discâs gel-like inner material to collect on one side or in a specific location within the disc.
ETIC: Education and Training Integration Directorate (Washington, DC) ETIC: Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (est. 2009) ETIC: Estimated Time for Completion (US DoD)
acronymic in Culture. acronym [(ak-ruh-nim)] A word formed by combining the beginning letters of a name or phrase, as in WASP for white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, or by combining the initial syllables of a series of words, as in radar, which stands for radio detecting and ranging.