MENISCAL
Me*nis"cal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
MENISCOID
Me*nis"coid, a. Etym: [Meniscus + -oid.]
Defn: Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.
MENISCUS
Me*nis"cus, n.; pl. L. Menisci (-si), E. Meniscuses. Etym: [NL., from
Gr. mh`nh the moon.]
1. A crescent.
2. (Opt.)
Defn: A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
3. (Anat.)
Defn: 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.