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
articular diskn. 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.