SEMILUNAR CARTILAGE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint

Synonyms:

meniscus; semilunar cartilage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("semilunar cartilage" is a kind of...):

cartilage; gristle (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

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