Re: disc or disk?

I didn't say I did it, Sandi, just that's what the book says.

I'll always do disc for eyes and disk for bones ... unless s/he who signs
the paycheck tells me otherwise.


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I believe the latest BOS dictates you should always use "disc."


From the BOS, 2nd edition -

disk

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

Ooooh, that's just hideous! The books and I will just have to agree to
disagree on this one.

Sandi



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