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MENISCUS (menisci)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does meniscus mean?
• MENISCUS (noun)
The noun MENISCUS has 3 senses:
1. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
2. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
3. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
Familiarity information: MENISCUS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
meniscus; semilunar cartilage
Hypernyms ("meniscus" is a kind of...):
cartilage; gristle (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("meniscus" is a kind of...):
lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)
Domain category:
optics (the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("meniscus" is a kind of...):
surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Context examples
SYN meniscus tactus, Merkel's corpuscle, Merkel's tactile cell, Merkel's tactile disk, tactile disk.
(Merkel's Corpuscle, NCI Thesaurus)
A semicircular meniscus located towards the inner aspect of the knee joint.
(Meniscus Medialis, NCI Thesaurus)
A semicircular meniscus located towards the outer aspect of the knee joint.
(Meniscus Lateralis, NCI Thesaurus)
There are two locations, the medial meniscus located on the inner aspect of the knee and the lateral which is located on the outer aspect.
(Meniscus, NCI Thesaurus)
A cyst located at the periphery of the meniscus.
(Meniscal Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
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