Concept information
Preferred term
Temporomandibular Joint Disc
Type
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Definition
- A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. The disc is attached to the articular capsule and moves forward with the condyle in free opening and protrusion. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p92)
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
- Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
- Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
- Temporomandibular Joint Disk
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- abnormalities (Qualifier)
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- embryology (Qualifier)
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- injuries (Qualifier)
- innervation (Qualifier)
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- physiology (Qualifier)
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- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- surgery (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Disque de l'articulation temporo-mandibulaire
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Ménisque articulaire de l'articulation temporomandibulaire
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Ménisque de l'articulation temporo-mandibulaire
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Ménisque de l'articulation temporomandibulaire
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FNQ8V4C8-V
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