meniscus

名词 meniscus:

1. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
   同义词：semilunar cartilage
2. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
3. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube

me.nis.cus

n.（名词）
【复数】 me.nis.ci[-ns.o, -ko, -kô] 或 me.nis.cus.es
A crescent-shaped body.
新月形物体
A concavo-convex lens.
凹凸透镜
The curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a container that is concave if the liquid wets the container walls and convex if it does not.
弯月面：容器中之静止液体的弯曲上表面，如果液体浸润了容器壁，那么弯曲面呈凹状；如果没有，就呈凸状
Anatomy A cartilage disk that acts as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet in a joint.
【解剖学】 半月板：起垫子作用的软骨组织圆盘，位于关节的骨端之间

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
from Greek môniskos [diminutive of] mônô [moon, month] * see mô- 2
源自 希腊语 môniskos [] mônô的小后缀 [月亮，月份] *参见 mô- 2

【引伸】
menis.cal