articular surface

collocation in English

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articular
adjective
uk
/ɑːˈtɪk.jə.lər/us
/ɑːˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
relating to a joint (= a place in the body where two bones ...
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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition ofarticularandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Recently, new technologies have been developed with the aim of stimulating hyaline cartilage growth over the damagedarticularsurface(3;18).
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In women, the trapezialarticularsurfaceis significantly smaller than the metacarpal surface, and its shape also differs from that of males.
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The orientation of the shoulder'sarticularsurfacealso indicates a vertical and not horizontal upper arm in dinosaurs.
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It is marked by a kidney-shapedarticularsurfacewhich is divided by a horizontal crest into two facets.
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The deep components insert more lateral, into the fovea adjacent to thearticularsurfaceof the pole of the distal ulna.
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It is trumpet-shaped and ends in a saddle-shapedarticularsurfacematching that of the trapezialarticularsurface.
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In younger patients the injury requires greater force and results in more displacement particularly to thearticularsurface.
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The scapula had margins of approximately equal length for the joint with the coracoid and thearticularsurfacefor the upper arm.
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The distalarticularsurfaceis quadrilateral, wide, and flat; thicker and broader transversely and extends much further palmarly than dorsally.
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It is a shallow pyriform,articularsurface, which is located on the lateral angle of the scapula.
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The vertebral elements of the sacrum are solidly fused and form a well-developedarticularsurfacefor the pelvis.
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Thearticularsurfaceis delimited by a thick, crest-like ridge extending around its circumference.
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Thearticularsurfaceof the tibia is referred to as the plafond.
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In pivot joints, the axis of a convexarticularsurfaceis parallel with the longitudinal axis of the bone.
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In this surgery, chondrocytes are arthroscopically extracted from the intercondylar notch of thearticularsurface.
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Its origin extends below to within 2.5 cm of the margin of thearticularsurfaceof the humerus at the elbow joint.
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Its name derives from the human bone's resemblance to a small boat, caused by the strongly concave proximalarticularsurface.
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Thearticularsurfaceof the radius and the under surface of the articular disk form together a transversely elliptical concave surface, the receiving cavity.
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It is nearly circular and covers a larger portion of thearticularsurfacethan the medial.
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