Temporomandibular Joint Disk

"Temporomandibular Joint Disk" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D019224
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.583.861.900 A14.907.900
Concept/Terms	Temporomandibular Joint Disc Temporomandibular Joint Disc Disc, Temporomandibular Joint Discs, Temporomandibular Joint Joint Disc, Temporomandibular Joint Discs, Temporomandibular Temporomandibular Joint Discs Disk, Temporomandibular Joint Articular Disc, Temporomandibular Articular Discs, Temporomandibular Disc, Temporomandibular Articular Discs, Temporomandibular Articular Temporomandibular Articular Disc Temporomandibular Articular Discs Articular Disk, Temporomandibular Articular Disks, Temporomandibular Disk, Temporomandibular Articular Disks, Temporomandibular Articular Temporomandibular Articular Disk Temporomandibular Articular Disks Temporomandibular Joint Disk Disks, Temporomandibular Joint Joint Disk, Temporomandibular Joint Disks, Temporomandibular Temporomandibular Joint Disks

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Temporomandibular Joint Disk".

Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Joints [A02.835.583]
Temporomandibular Joint [A02.835.583.861]
Temporomandibular Joint Disc [A02.835.583.861.900]
Stomatognathic System [A14]
Temporomandibular Joint [A14.907]
Temporomandibular Joint Disc [A14.907.900]

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