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Multilevel = it's happening at several places in your spine

Lumbar = the area below and about where a belt would go on your back

Degeneration = it's wearing out / going bad / breaking down

Minimal = small

Broad = it's a smooth bump, not a knob

disc = between each vertebra there's a layer of sinewy, slightly squishy stuff, roughly in the shape of a disc to provide some cushioning, flexibility and to prevent bone-on-bone contact

Protrusion = sticking out

L1 - L2 = lumbar vertebra 1 and lumbar vertebra 2. The detailed anatomical name for exactly where your biggest problem is

So, your spine has started to go bad in several places. And between the vertebra L1/L2 the disc has swelled a little and formed a low, smooth lump extending over the line where a perfectly healthy disc should be.

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