1 Caffeine's not your friend if you have acid reflux. 2  Caffeine seems to be the main culprit by relaxing the sphincter muscle that normally keeps stomach acid from bubbling up the esophagus. 3  Decaf coffee has significantly less of a reflux effect, studies have found.
meniscus noun [ C ] (BODY PART) âº anatomy a curved piece of cartilage inside a joint (= place where two bones are connected) of the body such as the knee. âº physics on a liquid, a surface that curves either out or in as a result of surface tension.
Tear of meniscus. (Redirected from Torn meniscus) A tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to torn cartilage in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae.