synovial
Britishadjective
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Isobel had synovial sarcoma - a type of cancer that develops in cells around joints and tendons - which the family had never heard of.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
The teenager from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, had been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in early 2020 after she suddenly struggled to walk.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
Since then, most biologists have gone back to thinking that synovial joints did, in fact, arise in a watery environment.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2024
The synovium is a membrane-like structure that lines the knee joint and helps to keep the joint happy and healthy, mainly by producing and maintaining synovial fluid.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
“That is the safe way. The foreign bodies must be allowed to en-cyst and the synovial fluid will re-form. Then it will be safe to open up the knee.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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