1) Ablation 2) Cutting out 3) Excision 4) Extirpation 
An intra-articular surgical procedure of the knee by which all or part of the damaged meniscus is removed.
<procedure> Excision of a meniscus, usually from the knee joint. ... Origin: G. Meniskos, crescent (meniscus) + ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(men″ĭ-sek´tә-me) excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.
Removal of the meniscus cartilage from the knee. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: men′i-sek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of a meniscus, usually from the knee joint.
[n] - surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee
meniscectomy 1. The surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint. 2. Surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee. 3. The surgical excision of a semilunar cartilage of the knee.
surgical removal of all or part of a cartilage disk from a joint 
noun surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee
Excision of a meniscus from a joint
Removal of the meniscus cartilage of the knee.