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Discharge Diagnosis: Degenerative Disk Disease, and s/l monalosis??

Posted By: amy on 2008-06-25
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Subject: which is correct? lumbar disc disease or disk

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Subject: anyone, eh?........we know disk/disc....sm

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Subject: Disc or disk

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