articular
adjective
ar·tic·u·lar är-ˈti-kyə-lər 
: of or relating to a joint
articular cartilage
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To picture articular cartilage, envision the tough, white coating on the end of a chicken bone. 
Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 The issue has to do with the readouts from the probe’s attitude articular and control system. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 19 May 2022 There is damage to and progressive destruction of the articular cartilage, which is the smooth load-bearing portion of the joint. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2021 The more common use of betamethasone is administered by intra-articular injection. Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021 Type 2 collagen is the primary protein present in articular cartilage. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 The scientists extracted a piece of distal articular cartilage from the right femur of this specimen, decalcified it, and used different microscopy and chemical methods to analyze it. David Bressan, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 In the past, especially for cartilage regeneration, what the field has done and is still doing is taking cells from the same joint, so articular cartilage cells, and expanding them and injecting them in the same joint. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Sep. 2021 When the case is filed and heard in Kentucky, it will likely be argued that the rule that prohibits betamethasone on race day is only applicable when administered in an inter-articular manner. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021 See More
Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 The issue has to do with the readouts from the probe’s attitude articular and control system. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 19 May 2022 There is damage to and progressive destruction of the articular cartilage, which is the smooth load-bearing portion of the joint. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2021 The more common use of betamethasone is administered by intra-articular injection. Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021 Type 2 collagen is the primary protein present in articular cartilage. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 The scientists extracted a piece of distal articular cartilage from the right femur of this specimen, decalcified it, and used different microscopy and chemical methods to analyze it. David Bressan, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 In the past, especially for cartilage regeneration, what the field has done and is still doing is taking cells from the same joint, so articular cartilage cells, and expanding them and injecting them in the same joint. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Sep. 2021 When the case is filed and heard in Kentucky, it will likely be argued that the rule that prohibits betamethasone on race day is only applicable when administered in an inter-articular manner. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English articuler, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin articulāris, from articulus "joint, part of a limb between joints" + -āris -ar — more at article entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing articular
Medical Definition
articular
adjective
ar·tic·u·lar är-ˈtik-yə-lər
: of or relating to a joint