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synovia

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Noun

HYPHEN

syn=o=vi=a

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun synovia has 1 sense

synovia(n = noun.body) synovial fluid - viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.; Array

is a kind of secretion

Derived form adjective synovial₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

synovia, n. [NL., perhaps fr. Gr. sy`n with + L. ovum egg: cf. F. synovie.].

A transparent, viscid, lubricating fluid which contains mucin and secreted by synovial membranes; synovial fluid. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

synovia, n. Physiol. a viscous fluid lubricating joints and tendon sheaths.

Idiom

synovial membrane a dense membrane of connective tissue secreting synovia.

Derivative

synovial adj.

Etymology

mod.L, formed prob. arbitrarily by Paracelsus

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ROGET THESAURUS

synovia

Lubrication

N lubrication, smoothness, unctuousness, lubrication, lubrification, anointment, oiling, synovia, glycerine, oil, lubricating oil, grease, saliva, lather, teflon, lubricated, lubricous.

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