loading...| Preferred Name |
meniscus |
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| Synonyms |
articular disc |
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| Definitions |
Crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure present in the knee, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular, and temporomandibular joints[2] that, in contrast to articular disks, only partly divides a joint cavity.[3] A small meniscus also occurs in the radio-carpal joint. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000387 |
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MESH:D000072600 UMLS:C0224498 Wikipedia:Meniscus_(anatomy) NCIT:C33096 galen:Meniscus BTO:0001592 EV:0100145 FMA:76690 |
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| definition |
Crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure present in the knee, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular, and temporomandibular joints[2] that, in contrast to articular disks, only partly divides a joint cavity.[3] A small meniscus also occurs in the radio-carpal joint. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
articular disc |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0000387 |
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| label |
meniscus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000387 |
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meniscus |
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