articular

American  

[ahr-tik-yuh-ler] / ɑrˈtɪk yə lər /

adjective

1. of or relating to the joints.

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articular British  

/ ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə /

adjective

1. of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint

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Other Word Forms

• articularly adverb
• interarticular adjective
• multiarticular adjective
• postarticular adjective

Etymology

Origin of articular

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin articulāris pertaining to the joints. See article, -ar ¹

Example Sentences

After one week of treatment with the 15-PGDH inhibitor, the tissue showed fewer 15-PGDH-producing chondrocytes, reduced expression of cartilage degradation and fibrocartilage genes, and early signs of articular cartilage regeneration.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

While some stem or progenitor cells capable of forming cartilage have been identified in bone, similar cells have not been successfully found within articular cartilage itself.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

"With this new information, we are now able to explore pharmaceutical options to directly target the stem cell population that is responsible for the development of articular cartilage and progression of osteoarthritis."

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

The malleus originated from the articular bone, whereas the incus originated from the quadrate bone.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

A well-developed accessory spine extends laterally beyond the oval articular facets of the pre-zygapophysis and forms a slightly flattened, blunt spine.

From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John