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articular disk

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Main Entry: articular disk
Function: noun
: a cartilage (as the meniscus of the temporomandibular joint) interposed between two articular surfaces and partially orcompletely separating the joint cavity into two compartments
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articular disk n.
A plate or ring of fibrocartilage attached to the joint capsule and separating the articular surfaces of the bones. Also called interarticular cartilage, interarticular fibrocartilage.

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