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(), n.; pl. L. menisci (-s), E. Meniscuses (). [NL., from Gr. mhni°skos, dim. of mh°nh the moon.] 1. A crescent. 2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. 3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds. Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens. スポンサード リンク
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