articular disc of temporomandibular joint
(redirected from temporomandibular articular disc)articular disc of temporomandibular joint
[TA]the fibrocartilaginous plate that separates the temporomandibular joint into upper and lower cavities.
Synonym(s): discus articularis temporomandibularis [TA], mandibular disc, temporomandibular articular disc
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ar·tic·u·lar disc of tem·po·ro·man·dib·u·lar joint
(ahr-tikyū-lăr disk tempŏr-ō-man-dibyū-lăr joynt) [TA]Fibrocartilaginous plate that separates the temporomandibular joint into upper and lower cavities.
Synonym(s): mandibular disc.
Synonym(s): mandibular disc.
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