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Disk versus disc - TT24

Posted: Jan 16, 2010

Cervical disk versus disc, which is the preferred? I thought it was disk, but in speech jobs lately it is spelled as disc. TIA

cervical disk/optic disc - typo

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That's what we're told.

disk versus disc - TT24

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That is what I have done for a long time. I guess somebody taught the speech engine to use disc for the spine. Have to reteach it! Thanks!

disc - disk is acceptable also

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Neither is written in stone. It is a matter of personal or physician preference. My orthopaedic account wants "disc" .. as does my pain management account.

fyi=in coding, ICD9 and ICD10 only use disc - flybye

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what rules are you following? Acc to BOS 2 it is .DISK for everything. DISC is out...sm - ?

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Excerpt from the BOS 2:

"The Book of Style is not a terminology book, although there is certainly a great deal of overlap between style and terminology. We have generally avoided giving definitions of terms and word lists; however, we have bent this rule from time to time. For example, in the second edition we have stated a preference for the spelling of disk over disc."

not BOS, thats for sure - Bunch of S---

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Book of Style is no more or less correct than my own, or your own, or anyone else's own preference.

also when you are testing? Do you have a copy?..nm - ?

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BOS only meaningful - ORMT

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if client requests it to be followed, and a lot do even know, much less care, anything about BOS. Bottom line, it is WHAT THE CLIENT PREFERS that is important and that is what they should get regardless of what the "almighty" BOS says...no "right" or "wrong," just client preference. JMHO

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"just client preference" ..... certainly with something such as disc/disk.

Yes - NO MESSAGE

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