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🦵 Knee cartilage 🧪 Curved surface
meniscal

meniscal

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A moon-shaped cartilage inside the knee joint
  • adjective
  • /məˈnɪskəl/
  • Specialized
: meniscal
  • The surgeon explained how a meniscal repair can restore stability to the knee joint.
  • meniscal tear

Examples

  • St-Pierre went through ACL reconstruction with meniscal repair on his bum knee, which had been a problem for him even before his scheduled fight with Diaz.

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  • Additional data were gathered regarding concomitant injury (e.g., articular lesions or meniscal involvement) at the time of injury.

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  • After a diagnosis of a meniscal tear, the doctor recommended physical therapy to aid recovery.

  • Understanding meniscal injuries is crucial for athletes to prevent long-term knee damage.

Surface Forms

meniscal positive

Morphology

meniscal = meniscus (transparent) = meniscus + al

The adjective is a regular relational form built from the noun 'meniscus' with '-al', referring to the cartilage shaped like a crescent.

Etymology

Meniscal comes from an old Greek word meniskos, which means 'little moon' or 'crescent'. That's why a meniscal cartilage in the knee is the crescent-shaped piece that sits in the joint and helps it move.