Disc vs disk

Dr Daniel J Bell ◉ et al.

The word disc or its alternative spelling, disk, with a final k in place of the c, are both acceptable spellings in British and American English. However we have made an editorial decision to favor the spelling disc and all its orthographic derivatives.

Most commonly in radiology, the word disc is used in the context of the intervertebral disc, although is also found in other contexts such as the articular disc within the TMJ or drusen of the optic disc.

Examples of derivative terms

discal
discectomy
discitis
disclike
discogenic
discopathy
interdiscal
intradiscal
juxtadiscal
paradiscal
retrodiscal
spondylodiscitis

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Article information

rID: 88859

Synonyms or Alternate Spellings:

Spelling of disc
Preferred spelling of disc
Disks versus discs
Discs versus disks
Disks vs discs
Discs vs disks
Diskitis versus discitis
Discitis versus diskitis
Disk versus disc
Disk vs disc
Disc versus disk

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