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synovial fluid definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. [syn: synovia, synovial fluid]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1846 a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Synovial Syn*o"vi*al, a. [Cf. F. synovial.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia. Synovial capsule, a closed sac of synovial membrane situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial joints. Synovial fluid, synovia. Synovial membrane, the dense and very smooth connective tissue membrane which secretes synovia and surrounds synovial capsules and other synovial cavities.