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synovial

British  
/ sɪ-, saɪˈnəʊvɪəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the synovia; (of a joint) surrounded by a synovia-secreting membrane

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Once thought to exist only in bony vertebrates, these so-called synovial joints actually evolved in the much older ancestor of cartilaginous and bony fish, researchers reported earlier this month in a preprint on bioRxiv.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024

The new synovium-on-a-chip model is a three-dimensional microfluidic device that contains human synovial cells and blood vessel cells.

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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