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SYNOVIAL FLUID

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 ("synovial fluid" 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 "synovial fluid"):

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)

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 Context examples: 

Since synovial fluid is regularly collected from arthritic patients as part of their treatment regime, our technique can be easily set up in laboratories throughout the world to understand and help to identify a cure for arthritic pain.

(Joint lubricating fluid plays key role in osteoarthritic pain, University of Cambridge)