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SYNOVIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or secreting synovia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
synovia (viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.)
Derivation:
synovia (viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.)
Context examples:
A synovial sarcoma characterized by the presence of an epithelial cell component only.
(Epithelial Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A synovial sarcoma occurring in childhood.
(Childhood Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A ginglymoid (hinge) synovial joint within the first digit of the hand or foot connecting the proximal and distal phalanges.
(Interphalangeal Joint 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include Kaposi sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and synovial sarcoma.
(Esophageal Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A ginglymoid (hinge) synovial joint between the phalanges of the second digit of the hand or foot.
(Interphalangeal Joint 2, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the second digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 2, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the third digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 3, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the fourth digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 4, NCI Thesaurus)
A synovial sarcoma characterized by the presence of an epithelial or a spindle cell component only.
(Monophasic Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the first digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 1, NCI Thesaurus)
