articular

[ahr-tik-yuh-ler]

adjective

of or relating to the joints.

Origin of articular

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin articulāris pertaining to the joints. See article, -ar¹

Related formsar·tic·u·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·ar·tic·u·lar, adjectivemul·ti·ar·tic·u·lar, adjectivepost·ar·tic·u·lar, adjective

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Examples from the Web for articular

Historical Examples of articular

Cotyla: the articular pan; the cup or socket of a ball and socket joint.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
That the patella and articular surface of the femur are healthy.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery
Joseph Bell
Czerny and Keller report the articular fluid as invariably sterile.
Scurvy Past and Present
Alfred Fabian Hess
But no effort availed me to distinguish one articular sound.
True Ghost Stories
Hereward Carrington
These are the articular, angular, dentary, and splenial (coronoid).
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)
David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for articular

articular

adjective

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

Word Origin for articular

C15: from Latin articulāris concerning the joints, from articulus small joint; see article

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Word Origin and History for articular

adj.

from Latin articularis "pertaining to the joints," from articulus (see articulate (v.)).

articular in Medicine

articular

[är-tĭk′yə-lər]

adj.

Of or relating to a joint or joints.