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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The catcher underwent surgery in mid-May for a torn meniscus in his right knee.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
And everything in my knee was broken, my ACL, meniscus, but that was almost a second priority.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
His value as a late-inning leverage guy had to be sacrificed due to the Cubs’ need for a starter after Boyd underwent left meniscus surgery that will sideline him for about six weeks.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Left-handed starting pitcher, Matthew Boyd has been placed on the Injured List with a partial repair of his meniscus.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
And everything in my knee was broken, my ACL, meniscus, but that was almost a second priority.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
His value as a late-inning leverage guy had to be sacrificed due to the Cubs’ need for a starter after Boyd underwent left meniscus surgery that will sideline him for about six weeks.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Left-handed starting pitcher, Matthew Boyd has been placed on the Injured List with a partial repair of his meniscus.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
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“Meniscus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meniscus. Accessed 1 Jun. 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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