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meniscus:
- ménisque; rotule; patella
Wiktionary:
- meniscus → ménisque

English

Detailed Translations for meniscus from English to French

meniscus:

meniscus [the ~] noun

the meniscus (kneecap; patella)
le ménisque; la rotule; le patella
- ménisque [le ~] noun
- rotule [la ~] noun
- patella [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for meniscus:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
ménisque	kneecap; meniscus; patella
patella	kneecap; meniscus; patella
rotule	kneecap; meniscus; patella	ball head
-	semilunar cartilage

Related Words for "meniscus":

menisci

Synonyms for "meniscus":

semilunar cartilage; cartilage; gristle
lens; lense; lens system
surface

Related Definitions for "meniscus":

(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube¹
(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other¹
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint¹

Wiktionary Translations for meniscus:

meniscus

noun

a crescent
- meniscus → ménisque
either of two parts of the human knee
- meniscus → ménisque
the curved surface of liquids
- meniscus → ménisque

meniscus

noun

anatomie|fr lame fibro-cartilagineuse permettant à deux os de forme différente de s’ajuster plus étroitement l’un à l’autre en assurant la concordance de leurs surfaces articulaires (genou, maxillaire).
- ménisque → meniscus

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