loading...| Preferred Name |
meniscus |
| Synonyms |
articular disc |
| 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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000387 |
| composed primarily of | |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0224498 MESH:D000072600 FMA:76690 NCIT:C33096 Wikipedia:Meniscus_(anatomy) BTO:0001592 EV:0100145 galen:Meniscus |
| 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. |
| has exact synonym |
articular disc |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0000387 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
meniscus |
| notation |
UBERON:0000387 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
meniscus |
| present_in_taxon | |
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| subClassOf |