Medical Definition of Articular disc

1. 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: discus articularis, articular disk, fibrocartilago interarticularis, fibroplate, interarticular fibrocartilage, intra-articular cartilage. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Articular Disc

artics
articulable
articulacies
articulacy
articular
articular branches
articular capsule
articular cartilage
articular cartilages
articular cavity
articular circumference of radius
articular circumference of ulna
articular corpuscles
articular crescent
articular crests
articular disc (current term)
articular disc of acromioclavicular joint
articular disc of distal radioulnar joint
articular disc of sternoclavicular joint
articular disc of temporomandibular joint
articular disk
articular eminence of temporal bone
articular facet
articular fossa of temporal bone
articular fracture
articular labrum
articular lamella
articular leprosy
articular lip
articular margin

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