Preferred Label : meniscus;
Uberon 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.;
Uberon synonym : articular disc;
Origin ID : 0000387;
UMLS CUI : C0224498;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- composed primarily of
- part of
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.
