joint mouse

joint mouse
joint mouse -.mau̇s n a loose fragment (as of cartilage) within a synovial space

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one of the portions of the fringes in the synovial membrane of joints in osteoarthritis which are changed into cartilage and become free in the joints. Cf. arthrolith and arthrophyte.

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