Anatomy
lateral meniscus
lat·er·al me·nis·cus
Definitions related to lateral meniscus:
  • (meniscus, lateral) A meniscus located towards the outer aspect of the femorotibial joint.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Articular disk of knee joint, each instance of which is crescent-shaped fibrocartilage attached to lateral marginal part of superior articular surface of some tibia.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (meniscus lateralis) A semicircular meniscus located towards the outer aspect of the knee joint.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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