SEMILUNAR CARTILAGES
\sˌɛmɪlˈuːnə kˈɑːtɪlɪd͡ʒɪz], \sˌɛmɪlˈuːnə kˈɑːtɪlɪdʒɪz], \s_ˌɛ_m_ɪ_l_ˈuː_n_ə k_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ_z]\
Definitions of SEMILUNAR CARTILAGES
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
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are two fibro-cartilages, which exist between the condyles of the os femoris and the articular surfaces of the tibia. The innermost, which is longer from before to behind than transversely, is nearly semicircular. The outermost forms almost an entire circle; an arrangement, in both cases, corresponding to the different surfaces of the tibia. They are thicker at their outer circumference, which is convex, than at the inner, which is concave and very thin. Both are inserted, before and behind, into the spine of the tibia, by means of fibrous fasciae.
By Robley Dunglison
