Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia, as a membrane; containing synovia, as a bursa.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia.
  • adjective a closed sac of synovial membrane situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial joints.
  • adjective synovia.
  • adjective the dense and very smooth connective tissue membrane which secretes synovia and surrounds synovial capsules and other synovial cavities.

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  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or producing synovia

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  • adjective relating to or secreting synovia

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Examples

  • A very delicate connective tissue, called the synovial membrane, lines the capsules of the joints, and covers the ligaments connected with them.

    A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell

  • Little closed sacs, called synovial sacs or bursæ, similarly lined and containing fluid, are also found in special places between two surfaces where much motion is required.

    A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell

  • Forty-five percent of melanoma patients in the study responded to the therapy, as did about two-thirds of patients with a rare soft-tissue cancer known as synovial cell sarcoma, which attacks muscle, fat, blood tissue and tissue lining the joints.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Most of our joints are of the synovial variety - they are surrounded by a layer of tissue that produces a fluid, called synovial fluid, which lubricates the joints to reduce friction, help protect the joint surfaces and provide nourishment to cartilage (which has a very limited blood supply).

    CBS New York- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY 2010

  • Most of our joints are of the synovial variety - they are surrounded by a layer of tissue that produces a fluid, called synovial fluid, which lubricates the joints to reduce friction, help protect the joint surfaces and provide nourishment to cartilage (which has a very limited blood supply).

    CBS New York- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY 2010

  • The fluid is called synovial fluid and the cells that produce the fluid are synovial cells.

    The Acorn 2010

  • Most of our joints are of the synovial variety - they are surrounded by a layer of tissue that produces a fluid, called synovial fluid, which lubricates the joints to reduce friction, help protect the joint surfaces and provide nourishment to cartilage (which has a very limited blood supply).

    CBS New York- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY 2010

  • Most of our joints are of the synovial variety - they are surrounded by a layer of tissue that produces a fluid, called synovial fluid, which lubricates the joints to reduce friction, help protect the joint surfaces and provide nourishment to cartilage (which has a very limited blood supply).

    CBS New York- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY 2010

  • Most of our joints are of the synovial variety - they are surrounded by a layer of tissue that produces a fluid, called synovial fluid, which lubricates the joints to reduce friction, help protect the joint surfaces and provide nourishment to cartilage (which has a very limited blood supply).

    CBS New York- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY 2010

  • Most of our joints are of the synovial variety - they are surrounded by a layer of tissue that produces a fluid, called synovial fluid, which lubricates the joints to reduce friction, help protect the joint surfaces and provide nourishment to cartilage (which has a very limited blood supply).

    CBS New York- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY 2010

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