diverging meniscus

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diverging meniscus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. Menisci (-s[imac]), E.
     Meniscuses. [NL., from Gr. mhni`skos, dim. of mh`nh the
     moon.]
     1. A crescent.
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     2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
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     3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane;
        esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some
        parts of the vertebral column of birds.
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     Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens.
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