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meniscoid

meniscoid adjective: concavo-convex, like a meniscus.

Adjective

meniscoid (comparative more meniscoid, superlative most meniscoid)

  1. Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.

Noun

meniscoid (plural meniscoids)

  1. A synovial fold (fold made of synovial membrane); plica.
    • Biomechanical studies have suggested facet impingement of the meniscoid (synovial fold) as a whiplash injury mechansim.2000, Satoshi Inami, Koji Kaneoka, Naoyuki Ochiai, “Anatomy of the Cervical Facet Joints Meniscoids”, in Narayan Yoganandan, Frank A. Pintar, editor, Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and...

meniscoid meaning in Tamil and Urdu

meniscoid in Tamil

பிறைப்போலி

meniscoid in Urdu

ہلالی

Forms of meniscoid

Adjective
comparativemore meniscoid
superlativemost meniscoid
Noun
pluralmeniscoids

Origin of meniscoid

From meniscus + -oid.

Questions about meniscoid

What does meniscoid mean?
Meniscoid means concavo-convex, like a meniscus.
What is meniscoid in Tamil?
Meniscoid in Tamil is பிறைப்போலி. See Meniscoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is meniscoid?
Meniscoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near meniscoid in the dictionary

  1. menisco-
  2. meniscocapsular
  3. meniscocyte
  4. meniscocytes
  5. meniscofemoral
  6. meniscoid
  7. meniscoidal
  8. meniscoids
  9. meniscometry
  10. meniscotheriid
  11. meniscotheriids

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