The Collaborative International 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1756, "pertaining to the synovia," albuminous fluid secreted by certain glands, from Modern Latin sinovia (16c.), probably coined by Paracelsus and apparently an invented word. With -al (1).
Wiktionary
a. Of, pertaining to, or producing synovia
WordNet
adj. relating to or secreting synovia
Wikipedia
Synovial may refer to:
- Synovial fluid
- Synovial joint
- Synovial membrane
- Synovial bursa
Usage examples of "synovial".
Teeth, 100 Bones, 130 Cartilage, 550 Muscles, 750 Ligaments, 768 Brain, 789 Blood, 795 Synovial fluid, 805 Bile, 880 Milk, 887 Pancreatic juice, 900 Urine, 936 Lymph, 960 Gastric juice, 975 Perspiration, 986 Saliva, 995 THE NATURAL DRINK OF MAN.
The foreign bodies must be allowed to encyst and the synovial fluid will re-form.
Not too easy, because natural cartilage is as smooth as glass, and it's made free from friction by applying synovial fluid to the flexible parts of the joint.
Red blood clots lay on the ground, with bits of oily synovial fluid from a cracked joint.