synovia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of synovia
1640–50; < New Latin, equivalent to syn- syn- + Latin ōv- (stem of ōvum egg 1 ) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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It is ordinarily unnecessary to dress foot-wounds oftener than every second week after the discharge of synovia has ceased.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Twenty-four hours after injury has been inflicted, there is noticeable discharge of synovia which coagulates about the margin of the orifice, where synovial discharge is possible.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
A very practical and fairly successful method of treatment consists in the aspiration of a quantity of synovia and injecting tincture of iodin.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Penetration of the joint may sometimes be recognised by the escape of synovia from the wound, or the synovial layer or articular cartilage may be exposed.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
It is highly probable, though difficult of proof, that in the very early stages the chronic inflammatory stimulus has the effect of increasing the flow of synovia.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
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