Uk English Meaning of meniscus

meniscus

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Wordnet

meniscus (n)

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

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

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

Webster

meniscus (n.)

A crescent.

A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.

An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.

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meniscus

(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint, (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on

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meniscoid => meniscoid, meniscium => meniscus, menisci => Meniscus, meniscectomy => meniscectomy, meniscal => meniscal,