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lumbar disc or lumbar disk- which is correct-- sm - been typing 4-ever

Posted: Jul 09, 2011

Which is the correct way to transcribe this -- lumbar disc or lumbar disk -- I have been transcribing 4-ever and typed it disc but was recently told it is disk??

company preference? - royals11

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I work for 2 different companies and one says that disk is the preferred spelling, and the other says that disc is the preferred spelling. I don't have my AAMT BOS in front of me at the moment, but I seem to recall that disk is now the preferred spelling according to them. I just go with whatever the company standards tell me to type! :-)

I agree - MTLove

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I agree that it is what the company wants, but I personally type disc (as a lot of times they dictate "disk" to view the MRI on a disk).

I also type disc - people also tell me it is "disk"

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But disc is my preference and I have never had any dictator or account ask me to change to disk.

I don't do BOS, so cannot comment and do not care what they say "you should do."

According to the AMA - Anon

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I have a copy of the AMA Style Book, and they say "disc" is only correct when referring to the eye. Otherwise it's disk.

thanks guys - i will use disk from now on! - Been typin all my life!

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Guess this old dog can learn something new !

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