meniscus

meniscus
meniscoid /mi nis"koyd/, adj.
/mi nis"keuhs/, n., pl. menisci /-nis"uy, -nis"kuy, -kee/, meniscuses.
1. a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
2. the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which is caused by surface tension.
3. Optics. a lens with a crescent-shaped section; a concavo-convex or convexo-concave lens. See diag. under lens.
4. Anat. a disk of cartilage between the articulating ends of the bones in a joint.
[1685-95; < NL < Gk menískos crescent, dim. of méne moon]

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