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Answer for the clue "Crescent-shaped bodies ", 7 letters:
menisci

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Word definitions for menisci in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point [also: menisci (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of meniscus English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. Menisci (-s[=i]), E. Meniscuses . [NL., from Gr. mhni`skos, dim. of mh`nh the moon.] A crescent. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., ...

Usage examples of menisci.

Chips of bone still blocked the joint, and the menisci had been badly torn.