Associations to the word «Meniscus»
Noun
- Cartilage
- Ligament
- Curvature
- Collagen
- Knee
- Droplet
- Surgery
- Transplantation
- Lens
- Tendon
- Condensation
- Shreveport
- Liquid
- Nozzle
- Radius
- Pore
- Joint
- Cyst
- Telescope
- Adhesion
- Tear
- Arthritis
- Repair
- Rupture
- Humidity
- Dmitri
- Kelvin
- Injury
- Vapor
- Fracture
- Implant
- Evaporation
- Cos
- Massa
- Anesthesia
- Tomography
- Transplant
- Scaffold
- Tension
- Eq
- Regeneration
- Torino
- Dosage
- Capsule
- Triad
- Mri
- Offseason
- Interface
- Periphery
- Substrate
- Equilibrium
- Bal
- Neutron
- Tip
- Eminence
- Corrosion
- Electrode
- Stimulation
- Microscope
- Tissue
- Simulator
- Deposition
- Surface
- Shear
- Flask
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
MENISCUS, noun. A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. [from 17th c.]
MENISCUS, noun. (optics) A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section. [from 17th c.]
MENISCUS, noun. The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.]
MENISCUS, noun. (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.]
Dictionary definition
MENISCUS, noun. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint.
MENISCUS, noun. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other.
MENISCUS, noun. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube.
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