by BOS
Posted By: disk is preferred on 2005-08-17
In Reply to: Disc or disk-- - Confused
page 140 - "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 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."
The above is quoted from BOS, with the following examples then given:
optic disk
L4-5 disk space
diskectomy
diskitis
The only other piece of advice, and I believe this is from BOS, myself, and likely every other Transcriptionist on the planet -- client preference overrides all other rules.
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