articular cavity

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Introduction

A joint cavty, the potential space bounded by the synovial membrane & articular cartilages of all synovial joints.

Articular cavity contains only sufficent synovial fluid to lubricate the internal surfaces.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.