articular

[ ahr-tik-yuh-ler ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the joints.

Origin of articular

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin articulāris pertaining to the joints. See article, -ar1

Other words from articular

  • ar·tic·u·lar·ly, adverb
  • in·ter·ar·tic·u·lar, adjective
  • mul·ti·ar·tic·u·lar, adjective
  • post·ar·tic·u·lar, adjective

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How to use articular in a sentence

  • An articular facet begins on the manubrium near the neck and spirals halfway around the head of the malleus.

  • To each junction between the “arch” and the thyrohyals, a hypohyal is attached by ligaments to a flat articular surface.

  • The voice very like a man's, but not articular, sounding as if one did speak hastily or with sorrow.

  • The femur is short and curved, and the articular ends are disproportionately large as judged by modern standards.

    Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. Duckworth
  • In Dimorphodon the malar bone is entirely removed from the quadrate, but in Pterodactylus it meets its articular end.

    Dragons of the Air | H. G. Seeley

British Dictionary definitions for articular

articular

/ (ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə) /


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

Origin of articular

1
C15: from Latin articulāris concerning the joints, from articulus small joint; see article

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