meniscus
noun
a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
menisci
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pluralof meniscus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With more research, company executives said, the technology could be used to make many other replacement body parts, including spinal discs, noses, knee menisci, rotator cuffs and reconstructive tissue for lumpectomies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Your patient, who’s having double knee surgery for two torn menisci and two Baker’s cysts.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2019
The menisci provide padding between the bones and help to fill the gap between the round femoral condyles and flattened tibial condyles.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Too much twisting in the knee can tear the menisci, pads of cartilage tucked inside the knee socket.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 16, 2012
Displacement of the menisci of the knee is referred to with injuries of that joint.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
