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meniscus
- Term ID
- UBERON:0000387
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- Definition
- crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure present in the knee, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular, and temporomandibular joints[2] that, in contrast to articular disks, only partly divides a joint cavity.[3] A small meniscus also occurs in the radio-carpal joint. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meniscus_(anatomy)
- References
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- BTO:0001592
- EV:0100145
- Meniscus:(anatomy)
- NCIT:C33096
- UMLS:C0224498
- galen:Meniscus
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0224498
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