- A
meniscus (pl.:
menisci or meniscuses) is a crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in
contrast to an
articular disc, only partly...
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fibers run
along the
menisci from one
attachment to the other,
while weaker radial fibers are
interlaced with the former. The
menisci are
flattened at the...
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rupturing of one or more of the
fibrocartilage strips in the knee
called menisci. When
doctors and
patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they...
- In
physics (particularly
liquid statics), the
meniscus (pl.:
menisci, from Gr**** 'crescent') is the
curve in the
upper surface of a
liquid close to the...
- Look up
meniscus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Meniscus may
refer to:
Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous structure that partly...
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separated by the
intercondylar area,
where the
cruciate ligaments and the
menisci attach. Here the
medial and
lateral intercondylar tubercle forms the intercondylar...
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menisci which sit
between the
medial and
lateral condyles of the
distal femur and the
tibial plateau. The main
biomechanical function of the
menisci is...
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Spreiten differ from
menisci,
which are flat to
slightly curved, back-filling
structures found in some
tubular burrows.
Menisci are
formed when the organism...
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fibrocartilaginous menisci to the
periphery of the
tibial plateaus. The
coronary ligaments of the knee are
continuous with the
joint capsule and the
menisci. The coronary...
- and the tibia. Each knee has two
menisci, one at the
outer edge and one at the
inner edge of the knee. The
menisci are
tough and rubber-like to help...
