meniscus
noun
me·nis·cus
mə-ˈni-skəs 
plural menisci
mə-ˈni-ˌskī
-ˌskē,
-ˌsī
also meniscuses
1
: a crescent or crescent-shaped body
2
: a concavo-convex lens
3
: the curved upper surface of a column of liquid
4
: a fibrous cartilage within a joint especially of the knee
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Two years ago, in a supposedly meaningless fourth-quarter snap of a 56-19 blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Dolphins’ top pass rusher ruptured his ACL, meniscus and patella tendon in his right knee.
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Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the biggest looming area of concern regarding Johnson when the Nuggets traded for him was his injury history, which includes a surgery on a right knee in 2022 to repair an injured meniscus.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Topeka native DeLeye, who has played through a torn meniscus for the Wildcats since August and excelled through some struggles in the Final Four, collected nine kills and eight digs, while Lizzie Carr and Asia Thigpen smacked seven kills each.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
Arenas participated in practice Friday, marking his first true practice since suffering a torn meniscus injury in late July.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the biggest looming area of concern regarding Johnson when the Nuggets traded for him was his injury history, which includes a surgery on a right knee in 2022 to repair an injured meniscus.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Topeka native DeLeye, who has played through a torn meniscus for the Wildcats since August and excelled through some struggles in the Final Four, collected nine kills and eight digs, while Lizzie Carr and Asia Thigpen smacked seven kills each.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
Arenas participated in practice Friday, marking his first true practice since suffering a torn meniscus injury in late July.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Meniscus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meniscus. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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meniscus
noun
me·nis·cus
mə-ˈnis-kəs
plural menisci
-ˈnis-ˌ(k)ī
-ˌkē
also meniscuses
: the curved upper surface of a liquid column
Medical Definition
meniscus
noun
me·nis·cus
mə-ˈnis-kəs
plural menisci
-ˈnis-ˌ(k)ī, -ˌkē
also meniscuses
also meniscuses
1
: a crescent or crescent-shaped body
2
: a fibrous cartilage within a joint:
a
: either of two crescent-shaped lamellae of fibrocartilage that border and partly cover the articulating surfaces of the tibia and femur at the knee : semilunar cartilage:
(1)
: one mostly between the lateral condyles of the tibia and femur
called also external semilunar fibrocartilage, lateral meniscus, lateral semilunar cartilage
(2)
: one mostly between the medial condyles of the tibia and femur
called also internal semilunar fibrocartilage, medial meniscus, medial semilunar cartilage
b
: a thin oval ligament of the temporomandibular joint that is situated between the condyle of the mandible and the mandibular fossa and separates the joint into two cavities
3
: a concavo-convex lens
4
: the curved upper surface of a liquid column that is concave when the containing walls are wetted by the liquid and convex when not
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