meniscaladj.
/mᵻˈnɪskl/, U.S. /məˈnɪsk(ə)l/ 1. gen. Relating to a meniscus (in later use chiefly meniscus n. 3). rare.
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1785 W. Enfield Inst. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) iv. vi. 220 This..image is seen by the eye..through a meniscal eye-glass.
1962 Science 18 May 652/3 Surface particles travel to the interior at points where the meniscal film is broken.
1972 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 69 1734/1 Meniscal resistance is a fluid ‘sticking’ effect of the meniscus at the head of a fluid column, which depends on the properties of both the fluid and the solid surface with which it is in contact.
2. Anatomy. Of or relating to a meniscus (meniscus n. 4).
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1897 Philos. Trans. 1896 (Royal Soc.) B. 187 40 (caption) m = cartilaginous meniscal ring.
1970 Jrnl. Amer. Geriatrics Soc. 18 346 In elderly patients the pain of a meniscal tear must be differentiated from pain secondary to degenerative arthritis.
1989 J. A. B. Collier & J. M. Longmore Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Specialties (ed. 2) ix. 638 Meniscal cysts. Swelling is variable with these, but pain tends to be felt over the joint space.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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