Search Result for "synovial fluid":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.;
[syn: synovia, synovial fluid]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Synovial \Syn*o"vi*al\, a. [Cf. F. synovial.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia. [1913 Webster] Synovial capsule, a closed sac of synovial membrane situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial joints. Synovial fluid, synovia. Synovial membrane, the dense and very smooth connective tissue membrane which secretes synovia and surrounds synovial capsules and other synovial cavities. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

synovial fluid n 1: viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. [syn: synovia, synovial fluid]