meniscus
noun
me·nis·cus
mə-ˈni-skəs 
plural menisci
mə-ˈni-ˌskī
-ˌskē,
-ˌsī
also meniscuses
1
: a crescent or crescent-shaped body
2
: a concavo-convex lens
3
: the curved upper surface of a column of liquid
4
: a fibrous cartilage within a joint especially of the knee
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Solomon needed further meniscus surgery that October.
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Now 33, Trout is looking to rebound from a pair of meniscus injuries that limited his 2024 season to 29 games.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Fudd missed the first three games of the season recovering from an ACL and medial meniscus tear suffering in Nov. 2023, and she was briefly sidelined again after a minor knee sprain against Louisville on Dec. 7.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
A lot of meniscus tears lead to degenerative knees if not taken care of properly.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Now 33, Trout is looking to rebound from a pair of meniscus injuries that limited his 2024 season to 29 games.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Fudd missed the first three games of the season recovering from an ACL and medial meniscus tear suffering in Nov. 2023, and she was briefly sidelined again after a minor knee sprain against Louisville on Dec. 7.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
A lot of meniscus tears lead to degenerative knees if not taken care of properly.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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meniscus
noun
me·nis·cus
mə-ˈnis-kəs
plural menisci
-ˈnis-ˌ(k)ī
-ˌkē
also meniscuses
: the curved upper surface of a liquid column
Medical Definition
meniscus
noun
me·nis·cus
mə-ˈnis-kəs
plural menisci
-ˈnis-ˌ(k)ī, -ˌkē
also meniscuses
also meniscuses
1
: a crescent or crescent-shaped body
2
: a fibrous cartilage within a joint:
a
: either of two crescent-shaped lamellae of fibrocartilage that border and partly cover the articulating surfaces of the tibia and femur at the knee : semilunar cartilage:
(1)
: one mostly between the lateral condyles of the tibia and femur
called also external semilunar fibrocartilage, lateral meniscus, lateral semilunar cartilage
(2)
: one mostly between the medial condyles of the tibia and femur
called also internal semilunar fibrocartilage, medial meniscus, medial semilunar cartilage
b
: a thin oval ligament of the temporomandibular joint that is situated between the condyle of the mandible and the mandibular fossa and separates the joint into two cavities
3
: a concavo-convex lens
4
: the curved upper surface of a liquid column that is concave when the containing walls are wetted by the liquid and convex when not
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