Talk:Degenerative disc disease

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--70.119.181.100 23:42, 27 October 2005 (UTC)The content of this page is copied verbatim from [1]. Do we have the copyrightholder's permission to use it under the GFDL? Thue | talk 11:22, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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1] I have been diagnosed w/ this disease about 5 years ago. It really isn't a disease though. 2} DDD causes Osteophytes, i.e. bone spurs. These spurs poke themselves into muscles, nerves, & tissues. 3}

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Degenerative disc disease is commonly spelled Degenerative disk disease. Because DISK is spelled DISC in this article both references should be used. Bdelisle 18:11, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

In the medical world "disc" is by far the most common spelling for an intervertebral disc: