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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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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 malleus originated from the articular bone, whereas the incus originated from the quadrate bone.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The superior extremity is enlarged, and remarkable in three portions which it presents; these are: an articular surface and two tuberosities.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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