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disc vs intervertebral disk

intervertebral disk vs disc

disc and intervertebral disk both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disc Yes No No No
intervertebral disk Yes No No No
As nouns, intervertebral disk is a hyponym of disc; that is, intervertebral disk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disc:
  • disc: something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
  • intervertebral disk: a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
Other hyponyms of disc include intervertebral disc, dot, point.
disc (noun) intervertebral disk (noun)
a flat circular plate a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
Difference between disc and intervertebral disk

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