the crescent-shaped upper surface of a column of fluid

A cartilage disk that acts as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet in a joint.

The cartilage in the knee joint.

A cartilage disk that acts as a cushion or shock absorber between the ends of bones in certain joints. In the knee the disc on the inner side of the knee is called the medial meniscus, and the disc on the outer side is called the lateral meniscus.

A fibrocartilage pad between opposing surfaces in a joint.

a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point

a disk -shaped piece of cartilage that acts as a shock absorber inside a joint

a type of cartilage inside the joint of the knee, located between the shinbone (tibia) and thigh bone (femur)

The mensci are fibrocartilaginous structures that function as "washers" - to deepen the joint surfaces, shock absorbers, assist in joint lubrication and provide joint stabilisation. Often damaged, particularly in the knee, when there is a rotational force.

fibrocartilaginous structure that function as a washers - to deepen the joint surfaces, shock absorbers, assist in joint lubrication and provide joint stabilization.

a disc-shaped pad of tough tissue, or cartilage, in the knee

The semi circular shaped fibrocartilage 'spacer' within the knee joint. Its function is to act as a shock absorber and increase the congruency of the knee joint.

The crescent shaped cartilage between the femur and tibia.

a part of the cartilage in the knees and other joints.

Crescent shaped cartilage, usually pertaining to the knee joint, also known as cartilage. There are the medial and lateral meniscus and they serve to absorb weight within the knee and provide stability.

Crescent shaped cartilage, usually pertaining to the knee joint; also known as cartilage. There are two menisci in the knee, medial and lateral. These work to absorb weight within the knee and provide stability.

Capsular cushion between temporomandibluar joint and glenoid fossa

The cartilaginous portion of the knee. There is both a medial (inner) and lateral (outer) meniscus. In a healthy individual, these act as frictionless surfaces to allow easy gliding of one bone on another. In disease states, there may be breakdown of this material. If injured, the meniscus may actually tear and cause problems with instability with locking and buckling with walking.

A soft padding that acts as a cushion or "shock absorber" between the ends of bones in some joints.

crescent shaped cartilage serving as shock absorber for the knee

Thin cartilaginous discs, found in the knee between the femur and the tibia, in the jaw between the mandibular condyle and fossa, that reduce friction. The menisci can be damaged by trauma or chronic stress. image Torn Meniscus

A crescentic cartilage (gristle) lying on either side (medial and lateral) of the upper end of the tibia (shin bone), cushioning the joint with the femur (thigh bone).

Curved surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder.

the curved upper surface of a liquid column, concave when the containing walls are wet by the liquid (negative meniscus) and convex when not (positive meniscus).

The curvature away from a flat surface where a liquid meets a solid, due to surface tension. The effect can be clearly seen through the wall of a glass tube as the surface of water in air rises up the wall of the tube.

meniscuses; menisci. phase boundary that is curved because of surface tension.

a concave-convex lens

a curve in the surface of a liquid and is produced in response to the surface of the container or another object

The shape assumed by the surface of a liquid in a cylindrical container.

Molecules of water at the surface will adhere to each other and make a sticky barrier that is difficult for small emergers to break through from underneath.

Curved surface of a liquid in a container.

The shape a liquid surface takes up when confined in a small bore tube, i.e. in a liquid filled manometer.

The point at which a liquid's curved side’s touch it's container's edge.

The curved surface of the liquid at the fill point of a bottle where the fluid level next to the glass is higher than in the center.

The upper surface of a column of liquid.

The curved surface of a liquid in a narrow tube, caused by the tendency of a liquid to "stick" to itself and to the tube. In most cases, the liquid adheres to the tube, resulting in a concave meniscus, where the liquid is higher at the edges than in the middle. In some liquids, like mercury, however, the liquid sticks to itself more strongly, and produces a convex meniscus, where the liquid is "domed" so that it is higher in the middle. When measuring liquids, you read from the middle of the meniscus, either the bottom of a concave or the top of a convex one.

The free surface of a liquid in a container, for example, water in contact with air confined in a capillary tube. The meniscus may be convex, eg mercury vs air in glass, or concave, eg water vs air in glass.

The curved top of a column of liquid in a small tube.

The rim of wine in a glass where the color of the wine starts to fade as the liquid touches the glass.