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articular disk
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articular disk [är′tik·yə·lər ′disk]
(anatomy)
A disk of fibrocartilage, dividing the cavity of certain joints.
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The fibrocartilaginous articular disc is biconcave, dividing the joint space into superior and inferior compartments; this relationship is well seen in the presence of joint effusion (Figure 2).
MRI of temporomandibular joint disorders by Wang, Edwin Y.; Fleisher, Kenneth A. / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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