meniscus

Nouns

  • (n) (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint semilunar cartilage,
  • (n) (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
  • (n) (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube

Synonyms

semilunar cartilage

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