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Meniscus may
refer to:
Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous structure that partly...
- A
meniscus (pl.:
menisci or
meniscuses) is a crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in
contrast to an
articular disc, only partly...
- A tear of a
meniscus is a
rupturing of one or more of the
fibrocartilage strips in the knee
called menisci. When
doctors and
patients refer to "torn cartilage"...
-
Discoid meniscus is a rare
human anatomic variant that
usually affects the
lateral meniscus of the knee.
Usually a
person with this
anomaly has no complaints;...
- In
physics (particularly
fluid statics), the
meniscus (pl.: menisci, from Gr**** 'crescent') is the
curve in the
upper surface of a
liquid close to the...
- The
medial meniscus is a
fibrocartilage semicircular band that
spans the knee
joint medially,
located between the
medial condyle of the
femur and the medial...
- The
lateral meniscus (external
semilunar fibrocartilage) is a
fibrocartilaginous band that
spans the
lateral side of the
interior of the knee joint. It...
-
Meniscus is a Gram-negative,
heterotrophic and
aerotolerant genus of
bacteria from the
family of
Prolixibacteraceae with one
known species (
Meniscus glaucopis)...
- A
meniscus transplant or
meniscal transplant is a
transplant of the
meniscus of the knee,
which separates the
thigh bone (femur) from the
lower leg bone...
-
concomitant medial meniscus injury. However, the 1990
analysis showed that
lateral meniscus tears are more
common than
medial meniscus tears in conjunction...
