3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one
of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral
column of birds.
Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens.
Men`i*sper*ma"ceous (?), a. [Gr. mh`nh the moon + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to a natural order (Menispermaceæ) of climbing plants of
which moonseed (Menispermum) is the type.
Men`i*sper"mic (&?;), a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed
(Menispermum), or other plants of the same family, as the Anamirta
Cocculus.
Men`i*sper"mine (?), n. [Cf. F. ménispermine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid
distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the
fruit of Anamirta Cocculus, formerly Menispermum Cocculus) as a white,
crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also menispermina.
Men"i*ver (?), n. [OF. menuver, menuveir, menuvair, a grayish fur; menu
small + vair a kind of fur. See Minute, a., and Vair.] Same as Miniver.
{ Men"non*ist (?), Men"non*ite (?), } n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a small
denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland,
their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of
faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be
baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or
render military service.
{ Men"o*branch (?), ||Men`o*bran"chus (?), } n. [NL. menobranchus, fr.
Gr. &?; to remain + &?; a gill.] (Zoöl.) A large aquatic American
salamander of the genus Necturus, having permanent external gills.
{ ||Men`o*lo"gi*um (?), Me*nol"o*gy (?), } n.; pl. L. Menologia (#), E.
Menologies (#). [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh`n month + lo`gos discourse
: cf. F. ménologe.] 1. A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. (Gr. Church) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each
day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not
written.
Men"o*pause (?), n. [Gr. mh`n month + &?; to cause to cease. See
Menses.] (Med.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See
Change of life, under Change.
{ ||Men`o*po"ma (?), Men"o*pome (?), } n. [NL. menopoma, fr. Gr. &?; to
remain + &?; lid.] (Zoöl.) The hellbender.
||Men`or*rha"gi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. mh`n month + &?; to break.]
||(Med.) (a) Profuse menstruation. (b) Any profuse bleeding from the
||uterus; Metrorrhagia.
||Me*nos"ta*sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. mh`n month + 'istan`nai to stop.]
||(Med.) Stoppage of the menses.
Men`os*ta"tion (?), n. (Med.) Same as Menostasis.
Men"ow (?), n. (Zoöl.) A minnow.
Men"-pleas`er (?), n. One whose motive is to please men or the world,
rather than God. Eph. vi. 6.
Men"sal (?), a. [L. mensalis, fr. mensa table.] Belonging to the table;
transacted at table; as, mensal conversation.
Men"sal (?), a. [L. mensis month.] Occurring once in a month; monthly.
Mense (?), n. [OE. menske, AS. mennisc human, man. See Man.] Manliness;
dignity; comeliness; civility. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] -- Mense"ful (#),
a. -- Mense"less, a.