synovial membrane
noun
a thin but dense vascular layer of connective tissue that lines the bursae, tendon sheaths, and coverings of certain joints and that secretes synovial fluid.
synovial membranes
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pluralof synovial membrane.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For example, synovial membranes surround the joints of the shoulder, elbow, and knee.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
As in the case of articular rheumatism, the tendons, ligaments, and synovial membranes may become involved.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
These emboli lodge in the minute vessels of the lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, pleura, brain, synovial membranes, or cellular tissue, and the bacteria they contain give rise to secondary foci of suppuration.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The arrangement of the synovial membranes also favours the extension of disease throughout the numerous articulations in the region of the wrist.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
If daily injections are necessary, dilution of the tincture of iodin with an equal amount of alcohol is advisable in order to avoid doing irreparable damage to the articular cartilages and synovial membranes.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
