Usually means: Joints between vertebrae allowing movement.
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  3. Facet joint: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Facet joint)

noun:  The facet joints (also zygapophysial joints, zygapophyseal, apophyseal, or Z-joints) are a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes of two adjacent vertebrae.


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