Body Space or Junction
facet joint
fac·et joint
Subclass of:
Joints
Definitions related to facet joint:
  • A synovial joint between two adjacent vertebrae. The facet joint links the articular process of one vertebra and the inferior articular process of the adjacent vertebra.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Paired joints that link a vertebra to its neighboring vertebrae. They allow the spine to move as a unit.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (zygapophyseal joint) The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent VERTEBRAE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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