articular capsule
An articular capsule (or joint capsule) is an envelope surrounding a synovial joint. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articular_capsule ]
Synonyms: fibrous capsule of joint, capsula articularis, joint capsule, joint fibrous capsule
Term info
- galen:JointCapsule
- NCIT:C84388
- FMA:34836
- MA:0001519
- GAID:263
- SCTID:182238002
- UMLS:C0206207 (ncithesaurus:Joint_Capsule)
- Wikipedia:Articular_capsule
- NCIT:C32259
- MESH:D017746
- EMAPA:37621 (MA:th)
uberon_slim, organ_slim
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Gray299.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Joint.png
capsulae articulares
uberon
UBERON:0001484
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Articular capsule, articular capsule
Term relations
- membrane organ and has part some layer of synovial tissue and surrounds some synovial joint
- anatomical entity
- membrane organ
- surrounds some synovial joint
- has part some layer of synovial tissue