articular disc

ar·tic·u·lar disc

[TA]

a plate or ring of fibrocartilage attached to the joint capsule and separating the articular surfaces of the bones for a varying distance, sometimes completely; it serves to adapt two articular surfaces that are not entirely congruent.

Synonym(s): discus articularis [TA], fibrocartilago interarticularis, fibroplate, interarticular fibrocartilage, intraarticular cartilage (1)

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ar·tic·u·lar disc

(ahr-tik'yū-lăr disk) [TA]

A plate or ring of fibrocartilage attached to the joint capsule and separating the articular surfaces of the bones for a varying distance, sometimes completely; it serves to adapt two articular surfaces that are not entirely congruent.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ar·tic·u·lar disc

(ahr-tik'yū-lăr disk) [TA]

A plate or ring of fibrocartilage attached to the joint capsule and separating the articular surfaces of the bones for a varying distance, sometimes completely; it serves to adapt two articular surfaces that are not entirely congruent.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012