Disk - Tired hands Posted: Oct 21st, 2017 - 2:23 pm In Reply to: Disk vs disc - Newbie
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Dictionaries and other reference works have long shown a lack of agreement
about the spelling of this word. Some authorities prefer the spelling disc for
references to the eye and disk for the spine. Others have an opposite preference.
We recommend the spelling disk for all anatomic and surgical references for this
round, flat, regular, and regularly condensed plate of material.
There is classical support for this spelling. Disk is derived from the Greek diskos
and came into our lexicon by way of medieval Latin (discos), whose alphabet does
not include a k. Other English words ending in sk with similar derivation include
ask, desk, kiosk, task, and whisk. By comparison, there are very few English words
that end in sc.
optic disk
L4-5 disk space
diskectomy
diskitis
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