ARTICULATION

The joining of two structures. From the Latin "articulus," meaning a joint. There are diverse application of the word "articulation" including: (1) in medicine, the place where bones come together, that is the joint; (2) in dentistry, the place where teeth come together, the occlusal surfaces of the teeth; and (3) in speech, the production of intelligible words and sentences, again by joining, but in this case by joining together properly the structures such as the lips, tongue and palate needed to articulate speech.