n. Physiol. a viscous fluid lubricating joints and tendon sheaths.
Phrases and idioms:
synovial membrane a dense membrane of connective tissue secreting synovia.
Derivatives:
synovial adj.
Etymology: mod.L, formed prob. arbitrarily by Paracelsus
n. Physiol. a viscous fluid lubricating joints and tendon sheaths.
Phrases and idioms:
synovial membrane a dense membrane of connective tissue secreting synovia.
Derivatives:
synovial adj.
Etymology: mod.L, formed prob. arbitrarily by Paracelsus
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012