intrameniscal

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adjective

Within a meniscus (typically of the knee)

OriginEnglish meniscal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek μηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos) →
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Meanings

adjectiveintrameniscal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithin a meniscus (typically of the knee)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  9. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  10. Ancient Greekμείς (meís)
  11. Ancient Greekμηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos)
  12. Englishmeniscus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishmeniscal
  16. Englishintrameniscal

From intra- + meniscal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intrameniscal

fiscalmeniscaldiscalinterdiscalintradiscalparameniscalpostdiscalretrodiscalsubdiscal
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Cite this entry
APA

intrameniscal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrameniscal

MLA

“intrameniscal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrameniscal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intrameniscal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrameniscal.

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