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Once and for all ... It is degenerative disk or disc disease? I keep getting corrected both ways :) - traci
Posted: May 12, 2010
Disk versus disc
disk - sm - sssdt
[ In Reply To ..]Learned "disk" in school, have used "disk" on my ortho reports with no corrections yet. I do see some sites online that use "disc" but I think "disk" is much more common.
These days preferred is disk. Not like in the old days when - disc was back and disk was eye. NM
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I read something... - sm
[ In Reply To ..]on MTDesk that said the official preferred spelling was "disc," because Latin terms take precedence in medical terminology and the Latin derivation is "discus."
That being said, both terms seem to be pretty widely acceptable. Ask your employer/contractee!
BOS 3 says - Typin_away
[ In Reply To ..]Page 393 - Use disk for all anatomical terms other than opthtalmologic use.
Page 417 - Use disc for ophthalmology.
AMA Style Book - shipwrecked
[ In Reply To ..]When in doubt (frequently), I check the AMA Style Book. They say "disc" is ONLY for ophthalmology. Everything else is disk. I dare anybody to ding me on that!!!
THANKS so much for clearing this up for me :) - traci
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Client preference prevails, and - SoCal MT
[ In Reply To ..]they all seem to prefer something different.
My ophthalmology accounts all want disk (and I've always thought it is disc for eyes).
Some of my ortho accounts prefer disc, but most want disk.
It's hard to keep it all straight sometimes, but remember the BOS isn't the last word - we do what our clients want.
ask your company, all my accounts want it THEIR way - either-or
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