synovial : Idioms & Phrases

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Synovial capsule

  • a closed sac of synovial membrane situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial joints.
Webster 1913

Synovial fluid

  • noun viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.
    synovia.
WordNet
  • synovia.
Webster 1913

synovial joint

  • noun a joint so articulated as to move freely
    articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis.
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Synovial membrane

  • noun a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid
    synovium.
WordNet
  • the dense and very smooth connective tissue membrane which secretes synovia and surrounds synovial capsules and other synovial cavities.
Webster 1913