lateral atlantoaxial joint
(redirected from articulatio atlantoaxialis lateralis)lat·er·al at·lan·to·ax·i·al joint
[TA]a condylar synovial joint between the inferior articular facets of the atlas and the superior articular facets of the axis.
Synonym(s): articulatio atlantoaxialis lateralis [TA], lateral atlantoepistrophic joint
lateral atlantoaxial joint
either of a pair of joints, one on each side of the body, formed by the inferior articular surface of the atlas and the superior surface of the axis.