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articular /ar·tic·u·lar/ (ahr-tik´u-ler) pertaining to a joint.
articular pertaining to a joint. articular capsule see articular capsule. articular cartilage see cartilage. congenital articular rigidity caused by inherited defects, intrauterine viral infections, ingestion of poisons including plants and anthelmintics. See also contracted, contracted foal, lupinus. articular meniscus similar to an articular disk but is semicircular or C-shaped. articular plate the cartilaginous covering at the epiphysis of bones in arthrodial joints. Together with the growth cartilage comprises the joint cartilage. articular rigidity fixation of a joint, including arthrogryposis and ankylosis. May be caused by contracture of tendons, ligaments or muscles, by deformity of joint surfaces or by fusion of them. |
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