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me·nis·cus
 meniscus
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- pronunciation:
- m
nI
sks
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| inflections: |
menisci, meniscuses |
| definition 1: |
anything in the shape of a crescent.
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| definition 2: |
a disk of cartilage cushioning the ends of two bones that connect in a joint, esp. in the knee.
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| definition 3: |
the upper surface of a column of motionless liquid, curved concavely or convexly because of surface tension.
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