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Descriptor English: Temporomandibular Joint Disc
Descriptor Spanish: Disco de la Articulación Temporomandibular
Descriptor disco de la articulación temporomandibular
Entry term(s) disco articular temporomandibular
menisco temporomandibular
Scope note: Placa de tejido fibroso que divide la articulación temporomandibular en dos cavidades, superior e inferior. El disco está unido a la cápsula articular y se desplaza hacia delante con el cóndilo al abrir libremente y con la protrusión de la mandíbula. (Traducción libre del original: Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p92)
Descriptor Portuguese: Disco da Articulação Temporomandibular
Descriptor French: Disque de l'articulation temporomandibulaire
Entry term(s): Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
Articular Discs, Temporomandibular
Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
Articular Disks, Temporomandibular
Disc, Temporomandibular Articular
Disc, Temporomandibular Joint
Discs, Temporomandibular Articular
Discs, Temporomandibular Joint
Disk, Temporomandibular Articular
Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
Disks, Temporomandibular Articular
Disks, Temporomandibular Joint
Joint Disc, Temporomandibular
Joint Discs, Temporomandibular
Joint Disk, Temporomandibular
Joint Disks, Temporomandibular
Temporomandibular Articular Disc
Temporomandibular Articular Discs
Temporomandibular Articular Disk
Temporomandibular Articular Disks
Temporomandibular Joint Discs
Temporomandibular Joint Disk
Temporomandibular Joint Disks
Tree number(s): A02.835.583.861.900
A14.907.900
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019224
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)
Annotation: disc displacement: coordinate with JOINT DISLOCATIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Temporomandibular Joint (1966-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 2012; see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK (1997-2011)
History Note: 2012 (1997)
Entry Version: TMJ DISC
DeCS ID: 32870
Unique ID: D019224
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Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2016/07/06
Temporomandibular Joint Disc - Preferred
Concept UI M0028633
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)
Preferred term Temporomandibular Joint Disc
Entry term(s) Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
Articular Discs, Temporomandibular
Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
Articular Disks, Temporomandibular
Disc, Temporomandibular Articular
Disc, Temporomandibular Joint
Discs, Temporomandibular Articular
Discs, Temporomandibular Joint
Disk, Temporomandibular Articular
Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
Disks, Temporomandibular Articular
Disks, Temporomandibular Joint
Joint Disc, Temporomandibular
Joint Discs, Temporomandibular
Joint Disk, Temporomandibular
Joint Disks, Temporomandibular
Temporomandibular Articular Disc
Temporomandibular Articular Discs
Temporomandibular Articular Disk
Temporomandibular Articular Disks
Temporomandibular Joint Discs
Temporomandibular Joint Disk
Temporomandibular Joint Disks



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