Medical Definition of Lateral meniscus

1. A flat disc-shaped ligament which stabilises and supports the outer aspect of the knee joint. Not as commonly injured as the medical meniscus ligament in knee sprains. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Meniscus

lateral malleolar bursa
lateral malleolar ligament
lateral malleolar network
lateral malleolar surface of talus
lateral malleolus
lateral malleolus bursa
lateral mammary branches
lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves
lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of thoracic spinal nerves
lateral mammary branches of lateral thoracic artery
lateral medullary lamina of corpus striatum
lateral medullary syndrome
lateral meniscus (current term)
lateral meristem
lateral mesoderm
lateral midpalmar space
lateral movement
lateral myocardial infarction
lateral nasal artery
lateral nasal branches of anterior ethmoidal nerve
lateral nasal fold
lateral nasal primordium
lateral nasal process
lateral nasal prominence
lateral nucleus of medulla oblongata
lateral nucleus of thalamus
lateral oblique radiograph

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