crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure present in the knee, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular, and temporomandibular joints[2] that, in contrast to articular disks, only partly divides a joint cavity.[3] A small meniscus also occurs in the radio-carpal joint. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meniscus_(anatomy) ]
Synonyms: articular disc
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Term information
database cross reference
- FMA:76690
- UMLS:C0224498 (ncithesaurus:Meniscus)
- NCIT:C33096
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meniscus_(anatomy)
- galen:Meniscus
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0224498
- EV:0100145
- BTO:0001592
Term relations
Subclass of:
- multicellular anatomical structure
- composed primarily of some fibrocartilage
- part of some skeletal joint