serous synovitis

serous synovitis

n.

Synovitis with a large effusion of nonpurulent fluid.

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synovitis

inflammation of a synovial membrane, usually painful, particularly on motion, and characterized by fluctuating swelling, due to effusion in a synovial sac.

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dry synovitis

synovitis with little effusion.

granulomatous synovitis

see granulomatous synovitis/arthritis.

infectious avian synovitis

an infectious disease of broiler chickens and young turkeys caused by Mycoplasma synoviae and manifested by acute or chronic exudative synovitis, tenosynovitis or bursitis. The birds are lame, the joints are often swollen and there is difficulty in moving and in maintaining a standing posture.

lymphocytic synovitis

see lymphocytic-plasmacytic synovitis (below).

lymphocytic-plasmacytic synovitis

an immune-mediated inflammatory joint disease seen most often in the stifle of dogs, with signs of joint laxity and instability resembling rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament. The synovial membrane is greatly thickened.

purulent synovitis

synovitis with effusion of pus in a synovial sac.

serous synovitis

synovitis with copious nonpurulent, serous effusion.

synovitis sicca

dry synovitis.

simple synovitis

synovitis with clear or slightly turbid effusion.

tendinous synovitis

inflammation of a tendon sheath.

villonodular synovitis

proliferation of synovial tissue, especially of the knee joint, composed of synovial villi and fibrous nodules infiltrated by giant cells and macrophages.