stereo-, stereoscopic, arthroscopic, calisthenics , meniscus, hook up

..., and the anthology Hooking Up (2000).


Thousands of people with a torn meniscus may be undergoing unnecessary arthroscopic surgery, according to a new study: http://nyti.ms/19rppL6

Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas

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半月板示意圖

滑液關節內的軟骨墊
半月板為一種新月形軟骨，見於一些滑液關節中。膝、腕和頷的樞鈕關節中均包含半月板。半月板連接在關節囊上，有助於減少骨塊間的摩擦。膝中的半月板在激烈的活動中可能會受傷，必須切除半月板以防止關節卡住。

meniscus

Syllabification: (me·nis·cus)

Pronunciation: /məˈniskəs/

noun (plural menisci /-kē, -kī/ or meniscuses)

Physics

• the curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube.
• [usually as modifier] Optics a lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other.
• Anatomy a thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of some joints, e.g., the knee.

Origin:

late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek mēniskos 'crescent', diminutive of mēnē 'moon'

arthroscopy 

音節

ar • thros • co • py

発音

ɑːrθrɑ'skəpi | -θrɔ's-

[名]関節鏡検査（法）.

ar・thro・scop・ic〔rθrskpik | -skp-〕

[形]

stereo-

Pronunciation: /ˈstɛrɪəʊ, ˈstɪərɪəʊ/

Definition of stereo-

combining form

• relating to solid forms having three dimensions:stereography
• relating to a three-dimensional effect, arrangement, etc.:stereochemistry stereophonic stereoscope

Origin:

from Greek stereos 'solid'

stereoscopic ster·e·os·co·py (stĕr'ē-ŏs'kə-pē, stîr'-)

n.

1. The viewing of objects as three-dimensional.
2. The technique of making or using stereoscopes and stereoscopic slides.

stereoscopist ster'e·os'co·pist n.

calisthenics

n. pl. - 柔軟體操, 運動
n. - 柔軟體操, 運動

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 徒手体操法, 徒手体操

hook up
1. Assemble or wire a mechanism, as in Dick helped us hook up the stereo system. [1920s]
2. Connect a mechanism with a main source, as in The computer had not yet been hooked up to the mainframe. [1920s]
3. hook up with. Form a tie or association, as in She had hooked up with the wrong crowd. [Slang; mid-1900s]