Meniscus Definition

mə-nĭskəs
menisci, meniscuses
noun
menisci
A crescent or crescent-shaped thing.
Webster's New World
A lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other.
Webster's New World
Fibrous cartilage within a joint, esp. within the knee.
Webster's New World
The curved upper surface of a column of liquid: as a result of capillarity it is concave when the walls of the container strongly attract the liquid (as in the case of water), and it is convex when the liquid is more strongly attracted to itself (as in the case of mercury)
Webster's New World

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

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Noun

Singular:
meniscus
Plural:
menisci, meniscuses

Origin of Meniscus

  • New Latin from Greek mēniskos diminutive of mēnē moon, month mē-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek μηνίσκος (mÄ“niskos, “crescent"), from μήνη (mÄ“nÄ“, “moon")

    From Wiktionary

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