synovia

American  

[si-noh-vee-uh] / sɪˈnoʊ vi ə /

noun

Physiology.

1. a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.

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synovia British  

/ sɪ-, saɪˈnəʊvɪə /

noun

1. a transparent viscid lubricating fluid, secreted by the membrane lining joints, tendon sheaths, etc

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Other Word Forms

• subsynovial adjective
• synovial adjective
• synovially adverb

Etymology

Origin of synovia

1640–50; < New Latin, equivalent to syn- syn- + Latin ōv- (stem of ōvum egg ¹ ) + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

In chronic distensions of tendon sheaths synovia may be aspirated and about five cubic centimeters of equal parts of tincture of iodin and alcohol is injected into the cavity.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

These fluids are various, as the fat, the marrow, the synovia of joints, serous fluids, and the humors of the eye.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

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 Lacroix, John Victor

By compressing the distended capsule and surrounding structures with the fingers, considerable synovia may be evacuated.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

There was a somewhat abundant discharge of bloody synovia during the first few days after the operation.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry