parameniscal

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adjective

Across or through the meniscus (of the knee)

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

adjectiveparameniscal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyAcross or through the meniscus (of the knee)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  10. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  11. Ancient Greekμείς (meís)
  12. Ancient Greekμηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos)
  13. Englishmeniscus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishmeniscal
  17. Englishparameniscal

From para- + meniscal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with parameniscal

fiscalmeniscaldiscalinterdiscalintradiscalintrameniscalpostdiscalretrodiscalsubdiscal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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