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Definition of "articular" []

  • Of or relating to a joint or joints: the articular surfaces of bones. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "articular" in a sentence
  • "Currently, BioCleanse and other sterilization methods cannot be used to process fresh femoral condyles, since it is thought that chondrocytes must be viable to maintain articular cartilage function. (emphasis mine)"
  • "The BioCart ™ Cartilage Regeneration System is an autologous chondrocyte implant system that is a safe, minimally invasive, high-quality implant for long-term articular cartilage regeneration stemming from joint cartilage defects and injuries."
  • "So the quadrate and the articular are the two bones that in all other animals except mammals make up the jaw."