Disc vs disk
Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 23 Apr 2021
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Bell D, Disc vs disk. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Feb 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-88859
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21 Apr 2021 by Daniel J Bell ◉
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Synonyms:
- 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
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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