n. 1 a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint; 2 a crescent or half-moon-shaped body or design
She tore her meniscus in the fall.
She tore her meniscus in the fall.
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semilunarcartilage; disk of cartilage; crescent-shapedbody
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3 syllables
me-nis-cus
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