articular

American  

[ahr-tik-yuh-ler] / ɑrˈtɪk yə lər /

adjective

1. of or relating to the joints.

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articular British  

/ ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə /

adjective

1. of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint

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Other Word Forms

• articularly adverb
• interarticular adjective
• multiarticular adjective
• postarticular adjective

Etymology

Origin of articular

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin articulāris pertaining to the joints. See article, -ar ¹

Example Sentences

While some stem or progenitor cells capable of forming cartilage have been identified in bone, similar cells have not been successfully found within articular cartilage itself.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

Under normal conditions, articular cartilage has very limited ability to regenerate.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

After one week of treatment with the 15-PGDH inhibitor, the tissue showed fewer 15-PGDH-producing chondrocytes, reduced expression of cartilage degradation and fibrocartilage genes, and early signs of articular cartilage regeneration.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

The ends of the bones are covered with articular cartilage, a hyaline cartilage,

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In males of T. ornata the penultimate phalanx of the first toe has a normal, vertical articular surface on its proximal end.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.