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Descriptor English:   Temporomandibular Joint Disc 
Descriptor Spanish:   Disco de la Articulación Temporomandibular 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Disco da Articulação Temporomandibular 
Synonyms English:   Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joint Disk  
Tree Number:   A02.835.583.861.900
A14.907.900
Definition English:   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) 
Indexing Annotation English:   disc displacement: coordinate IM with DISLOCATIONS (IM)
History Note English:   2012 (1997) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries IR innervation
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology PP physiopathology
RE radiation effects RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging SE secretion
SU surgery US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   32870 
Unique Identifier:   D019224 

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