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SYNOVIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synovia mean?
• SYNOVIA (noun)
The noun SYNOVIA has 1 sense:
1. viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.
Familiarity information: SYNOVIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
synovia; synovial fluid
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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