synovial joint

Preferred Label : synovial joint;

Definition : Joint in which the articulating bones or cartilages are connected by an articular capsule which encloses a synovial membrane and a synovial cavity. Examples: Temporomandibular joint, knee joint. [FMA];

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Origin ID

RID6082;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Diarthrosis [NCIt concept]
- Entire synovial joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Synovial joint [FMA entity]
- Synovial joint structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- synovial joint [UBERON concept]
- synovial joint, nos [SNOMED Notion]
FMA entity(ies)
- Synovial joint [FMA entity]

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