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Definition of Meniscus

1. Noun. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint.

2. Noun. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other.

3. Noun. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube.

Definition of Meniscus

1. n. A crescent.

Definition of Meniscus

1. Noun. A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (context: optics) A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

3. Noun. The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

4. Noun. (anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meniscus

1. a crescent-shaped body [n -CI or -CUSES] : MENISCAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Meniscus

1. Origin: NL, from Gr, dim. Of mhnh the moon. 1. A crescent. 2. A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. 3. An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; especially, one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds. Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meniscus

meninx primitiva meninx tenuis meninx vasculosa meniscal meniscate meniscectomies meniscectomy menisci meniscitis meniscocyte

meniscofemoral ligaments meniscoid meniscopexy meniscorrhaphy meniscotome meniscus (current term) meniscus articularis meniscus lateralis meniscus lens meniscus medialis

meniscus tactus meniscuses meniver menkes kinky-hair syndrome menkind mennish

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