MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Meniscus
Tree Number(s): A02.165.308.538; A10.165.382.350.163
Unique ID: D000072600
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072600
Scope Note: Crescent-shaped cartilaginous tissue interposed between two articulating bones.
Entry Term(s): Menisci
Previous Indexing: Cartilage (1963-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/05
Revision Date: 2017/06/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Meniscus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025