MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Temporomandibular Joint Disc
Tree Number(s): A02.835.583.861.900; A14.907.900
Unique ID: D019224
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019224
Annotation: disc displacement: coordinate with JOINT DISLOCATIONS
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)
Entry Version: TMJ DISC
Entry Term(s): Articular Disc, Temporomandibular; Articular Disk, Temporomandibular; Disk, Temporomandibular Joint; Temporomandibular Joint Disk
Previous Indexing: Temporomandibular Joint (1966-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 2012; see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK (1997-2011)
History Note: 2012 (1997)
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2016/07/06

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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)
Terms: Temporomandibular Joint Disc Preferred Term
Term UI T779957
Date11/01/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Disk, Temporomandibular Joint
Term UI T057265
Date10/30/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Articular Disc, Temporomandibular
Term UI T779958
Date11/01/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Articular Disk, Temporomandibular
Term UI T057264
Date10/30/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Temporomandibular Joint Disk
Term UI T057266
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

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