synovectomy /syn·o·vec·to·my/ (sin″o-vek´tah-me) excision of a synovial membrane.
synovectomy
radiation synovectomy synoviorthesis.
syn·o·vec·to·my (s n  -v k t -m )n. Excision of part or all of the synovial membrane of a joint. Also called villusectomy. |
synovectomy
[sin′ōvek′təmē]
Etymology: Gk, syn + L, ovum, egg; Gk, ektomē, excision
the removal of a synovial membrane of a joint.
synovectomy
excision of a synovial membrane, as of that lining the capsule of the knee joint.
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