Definition of Meniscos
me*nis"cus (?), n.; pl. L.
menisci (-sī), E.
Meniscuses (#). [NL., from Gr.
mhni`skos, 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex; the curvature is caused by the surface tension of the liquid
- a crescent or a body shaped like a crescent
- a term used to refer to one of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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