SYNOVIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synovial mean? 

• SYNOVIAL (adjective)
  The adjective SYNOVIAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or secreting synovia

  Familiarity information: SYNOVIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNOVIAL (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 monophasic synovial sarcoma arising from the heart.

(Cardiac Monophasic Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare synovial sarcoma that arises from the stomach.

(Gastric Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A synovial sarcoma occurring in adults.

(Adult Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Glucuronic acid is also found in other substances in the body, such as cartilage and synovial fluid (fluid found in the joints).

(Glucuronic acid, NCI Dictionary)

A benign neoplasm arising from the synovial membrane.

(Benign Synovial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A synovial joint between two adjacent vertebrae.

(Facet Joint, NCI Thesaurus)

A synovial sarcoma that affects the esophageal wall.

(Esophageal Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the fifth digit of the hand or foot connecting the middle and distal phalanges.

(Distal Interphalangeal Joint 5, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the second digit of the hand or foot connecting the middle and distal phalanges.

(Distal Interphalangeal Joint 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A synovial sarcoma characterized by the presence of both an epithelial and a spindle cell component.

(Biphasic Synovial Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)