About The Word Meniscus
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Meniscus
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What's The Definition Of Meniscus?
[n] a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point
Synonyms | Synonyms for Meniscus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Meniscus: achromatic lens | astigmatic lens | burning glass | camera | coated lens | concave lens | concavo-convex lens | condenser | convex lens | crescent | crescent moon | eyeglass | eyepiece | glass | half-moon | hand lens | horseshoe | lens | lunula | lunule | magnifier | magnifying glass | object glass | objective | objective prism | ocular | prism | reader | reading glass | scythe | semicircle | sickle | telephoto lens | toric lens | varifocal lens | zoom lens See Also | cartilage | gristle Meniscus In Webster's Dictionary \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. {Menisci} (-s[=i]), E.
{Meniscuses}. [NL., from Gr. ?, dim. of mh`nh the moon.]
1. A crescent.
2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane;
esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some
parts of the vertebral column of birds.
{Converging meniscus}, {Diverging meniscus}. See {Lens}.
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