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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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
Treatment.—If seen immediately after the accident, firm pressure should be applied by means of an elastic bandage over a thick layer of cotton wool, to prevent bleeding and effusion of synovia.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
A bursa is a closed sac lined by endothelium and containing synovia.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The quantity of this combination injected, depends upon the size of the sheath affected and the amount of synovia retained at the time injection is made.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
When these sacs are overdistended by reason of an excessive secretion of synovia, they are called windgalls.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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