(medicine) Surgical removal of a meniscus or semilunar cartilage.
meniscectomy
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(′men·ə′sek·tə′mē)
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(men'isek'təmē)
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The surgical removal of the meniscus or condylar disc, also referred to as discectomy. A popular treatment of dysfunctional maxillofacial pain in the 1950s, it is somewhat discredited today.
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Surgical removal of meniscus cartilage in a joint. A meniscectomy is generally done using arthroscopy.
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Excision of a meniscus, as of the stifle joint.
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