- diarthrodial cartilage
- articular c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
diarthrodial cartilage
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Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… … Medical dictionary
articular cartilage — n cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones * * * a thin layer of cartilage, usually hyaline, on the articular surface of bones in synovial joints. Called also cartilago articularis [TA], arthrodial c., diarthrodial c., investing c.,… … Medical dictionary
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Articular disk — Infobox Anatomy Name = Articular disk Latin = discus articularis GraySubject = 70 GrayPage = 285 Caption = Diagrammatic section of a diarthrodial joint, with an articular disk. Caption2 = Vertical section through the articulations at the wrist,… … Wikipedia
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