intervertebral disc vs disk

disk vs intervertebral disc

intervertebral disc and disk both are nouns.

intervertebral disc is not a verb while disk is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intervertebral disc	Yes	No	No	No
disk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, disk is a hypernym of intervertebral disc; that is, disk is a word with a broader meaning than intervertebral disc:

intervertebral disc: a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
disk: something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

Other hypernyms of intervertebral disc include disc, saucer.

intervertebral disc (noun)	disk (noun)
a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)	a flat circular plate
	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

intervertebral disc (verb)	disk (verb)
	draw a harrow over (land)

Difference between intervertebral disc and disk

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