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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Embiid has been battling chronic knee injuries, which resulted in him undergoing a meniscus repair in his left knee back in February of 2024, and then going through arthroscopic surgery a year later.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Joan García tore his meniscus in late September.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
That was necessary after the junior hurt the meniscus in his right knee in a pickup game in May.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
When Brown went down with a season-ending meniscus injury in Week 1 of last season, Robinson — who signed a three-year, $22.5 million deal in 2024 — was the first one to step up behind-the-scenes and in the trenches.
—Mike Kaye
october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Joan García tore his meniscus in late September.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
That was necessary after the junior hurt the meniscus in his right knee in a pickup game in May.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
When Brown went down with a season-ending meniscus injury in Week 1 of last season, Robinson — who signed a three-year, $22.5 million deal in 2024 — was the first one to step up behind-the-scenes and in the trenches.
—Mike Kaye
october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Meniscus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meniscus. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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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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