SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid

Synonyms:

synovial membrane; synovium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("synovial membrane" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

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