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Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Joints > Temporomandibular Joint > Temporomandibular Joint Disc
Stomatognathic System > Temporomandibular Joint > Temporomandibular Joint Disc

Preferred term

Temporomandibular Joint Disc  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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

In other languages

  • French

  • Disque de l'articulation temporo-mandibulaire
  • Ménisque articulaire de l'articulation temporomandibulaire
  • Ménisque de l'articulation temporo-mandibulaire
  • Ménisque de l'articulation temporomandibulaire

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FNQ8V4C8-V

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