discus
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dis·cus

noun \ˈdis-kəs\
plural dis·cus·es

Definition of DISCUS

: a heavy disk (as of wood or plastic) that is thicker in the center than at the perimeter and that is hurled for distance as a track-and-field event; also : the event

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Origin of DISCUS

Latin — more at dish
First Known Use: 1656

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dis·cus

noun \ˈdis-kəs\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural dis·ci \-ˌkī, -kē\

Medical Definition of DISCUS

: any of various rounded and flattened anatomical structures

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