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articular

American

[ahr-tik-yuh-ler] / ɑrˈtɪk yə lər /

adjective

of or relating to the joints.

articular British

/ ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə /

adjective

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

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This type, also called articular cartilage, is the form most commonly damaged in osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

"With this new information, we are now able to explore pharmaceutical options to directly target the stem cell population that is responsible for the development of articular cartilage and progression of osteoarthritis."

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

A superior articular process extends or faces upward, and an inferior articular process faces or projects downward on each side of a vertebrae.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The leg and the astragalus, in a general way, are placed in contact by such articular surfaces that the resulting joint, which is a true hinge, permits movements of flexion and extension only.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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