meniscus

noun

me·nis·cus | \ mə-ˈni-skəs

plural menisci\ mə-ˈni-ˌskī

, -ˌskē , -ˌsī \ also meniscuses

Definition of meniscus

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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Then there's junior running back Jaylen Anderson, who underwent surgery on his meniscus after Week 1 and finished the year on the field. — Matt Goul, cleveland.com, "Perry brings offensive fireworks: 2019 football camp tour," 20 Aug. 2019 Fullback Keith Smith, who is on the NFI list rehabbing from meniscus surgery, was also spotted doing rehab work. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders practice report: With Brown out, Carr spreads targets around," 3 Aug. 2019 White didn’t get the matchup with Cavaliers first-round acquisition Darius Garland, who sat for precautionary reasons after undergoing meniscus surgery in his lone season at Vanderbilt. — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "As the Bulls fall in summer league, trade interest in Kris Dunn shows a pulse," 7 July 2019 Daniels has been announced to be out for the rest of the season with an ACL and meniscus tear, a brutal blow for USC. — Tim Rohan, SI.com, "Winners and Losers of Week 1 of the College Football Season," 1 Sep. 2019 Inside linebacker Lavonte David had arthroscopic surgery on Sunday to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee and will not play at least during the preseason. — Rick Stroud And Ernest Hooper, orlandosentinel.com, "Tampa Bay DT Vea hurt, out for preseason at least," 9 Aug. 2019 Pennington used Cartiform, essentially artificial cartilage, to repair the meniscus. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, "U.S. Open golf: Osceola’s Charlie Danielson is back, and better than ever," 12 June 2019 The former 18th overall pick from the 2018 draft is looking to redeem himself after suffering a torn meniscus and playing just 17 games during the 2018-19. — Dana Scott, azcentral, "NBA Summer League: Six players who have had break out performances," 9 July 2019 Then came a torn meniscus in the left knee in the summer of 2018, surgery, more rehab. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Dom Amore: At UConn, Mamadou Diarra finds peace, purpose, as his playing days end too soon," 8 July 2019

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meniscus

noun

me·nis·cus | \ mə-ˈnis-kəs

plural menisci\ -ˈnis-ˌ(k)ī, -ˌkē

\ also meniscuses

Medical Definition of meniscus

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