1. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint; [syn: meniscus, semilunar cartilage]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
semilunar cartilage
n 1: (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion
between the ends of bones that meet at a joint [syn:
meniscus, semilunar cartilage]