Defenition of the word meniscus

• Defenition of the word meniscus

  • a disk of cartilage that serves as a cusion between the ends of bones that meet at a point
  • a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point
  • (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
  • (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
  • (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint

Hypernyms for the word meniscus

• • cartilage
  • gristle
  • lens
  • lens system
  • lense
  • surface

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