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SYNOVIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.

Synonyms:

synovia; synovial fluid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("synovia" is a kind of...):

secretion (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)

Meronyms (substance of "synovia"):

hyaluronic acid (a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance)

Derivation:

synovial (relating to or secreting synovia)

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