meniscus
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8.1
- noun
- /məˈnɪskəs/
- Specialized
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menisco
- Instead, the cartilage and meniscus are bathed in joint fluid.
- torn meniscus
We'll review that MRI, a rotator cuff tear and then a young athlete with just a small medial meniscus tear that might need to do well with an injection.
- We'll review that MRI, a rotator cuff tear and then a young athlete with just a small medial meniscus tear that might need to do well with an injection.
- And but then finally I went for an MRI and then they found out it was a torn meniscus.
- So as a whole person doctor realize severely in this family not known not only as their sports surgeon, you have an ACL tear, your meniscus tear.
Examples
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Like GSP, the UFC middleweight shredded his ACL and meniscus and needed the ligaments surgically reconstructed.
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Peterson would be back competing in organized football activities 235 days after tearing his ACL and meniscus.
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That would be a torn meniscus.
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"When he fell down the steps the other day, he tore his meniscus," the neighbor said.
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The good news he told me is that I did not tear my ACL or meniscus and so would not need surgery.
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That's when he believes he tore the meniscus in his left knee.
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His meniscus is shattered.
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Wasserman missed the 2011 postseason after tearing his meniscus and clearly is on the hunt for titles.
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The MRI confirms it's a tour meniscus on the right knee of Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, which will sideline him from the end of the season yet again.
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After twisting his knee during the game, he was diagnosed with a torn meniscus.
Synonyms
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4.3
A strong, flexible tissue in joints that is softer than bone
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7.4
A body part made of cartilage rather than bone
A half-moon piece of strong tissue in the knee that cushions the ends of bones
Surface Forms
Etymology
Meniscus comes from the Greek meniskos, which means 'small moon' or 'crescent'. The crescent-shaped piece of cartilage in the knee looks like a small moon, so doctors call this cushion a meniscus.