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Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Joints > Temporomandibular Joint > Temporomandibular Joint Disc
Stomatognathic System > Temporomandibular Joint > Temporomandibular Joint Disc

Preferred term

Temporomandibular Joint Disc  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Articular Discs, Temporomandibular
  • Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
  • Articular Disks, Temporomandibular
  • Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
  • Discs, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disc, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disks, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disks, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Disk, Temporomandibular Articular
  • Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
  • Joint Disks, Temporomandibular
  • Joint Disk, Temporomandibular
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disc
  • Temporomandibular Articular Discs
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disk
  • Temporomandibular Articular Disks
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disk
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disks

Note

  • disc displacement: coordinate with JOINT DISLOCATIONS

Scope note

  • A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. The disc is attached to the articular capsule and moves forward with the condyle in free opening and protrusion. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p92)

History note

  • 2012 (1997)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019224

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