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syn·o·vi·al flu·id

[TA]

a clear thixotropic fluid, the main function of which is to serve as a lubricant in a joint, tendon sheath, or bursa; consists mainly of mucin with some albumin, fat, epithelium, and leukocytes; synovial f. also helps to nourish the avascular articular cartilage.

Synonym(s): synovia [TA], joint oil

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synovia

(sĭ-nō′vē-ə)

A clear, viscid lubricating fluid secreted by membranes in joint cavities, sheaths of tendons, and bursae.

syn·o′vi·al adj.

syn·o·vi·al flu·id

(si-nō'vē-ăl flū'id) [TA]

A clear thixotropic fluid, the main function of which is to serve as a lubricant in a joint, tendon sheath, or bursa; consists mainly of mucin with some albumin, fat, epithelium, and leukocytes; synovial fluid also helps to nourish the avascular articular cartilage.
Synonym(s): synovia [TA] .

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

syn·o·vi·al flu·id

(si-nō'vē-ăl flū'id) [TA]

A clear thixotropic fluid, the main function of which is to serve as a lubricant in a joint, tendon sheath, or bursa.
Synonym(s): synovia [TA] .

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