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meniscus

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UBERON:0000387
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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)
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