meniscal

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adjective

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.

“meniscal cell”

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English meniscus ← Ancient Greek μηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos) →
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Meanings

adjectivemeniscal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.

    meniscal cell

    2 more examples

    meniscal injury

    meniscal transplantation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  4. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  5. Ancient Greekμείς (meís)
  6. Ancient Greekμηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos)
  7. Englishmeniscus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishmeniscal

From meniscus + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with meniscal

fiscaldiscalinterdiscalintradiscalintrameniscalparameniscalpostdiscalretrodiscalsubdiscal
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Anagrams

Anselmicmansiclemisclean
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APA

meniscal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meniscal

MLA

“meniscal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meniscal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meniscal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meniscal.

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