| synoviparous | Producing synovia. Origin: synovia + L. Pario, to produce (05 Mar 2000) |
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| synovitis | <orthopaedics, rheumatology> Inflammation of a synovial membrane. It is usually painful, particularly on motion and is characterised by a fluctuating swelling due to effusion within a synovial sac. Synovitis is qualified as fibrinous, gonorrhoeal, hyperplastic, lipomatous, metritic, puerperal, rheumatic, scarlatinal, syphilitic, tuberculous, urethral, etc. (18 Nov 1997) |
| synovitis sicca | Synovitis with little serous or purulent effusion. Synonym: synovitis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synovitis, pigmented villonodular | Outgrowths of synovial membrane composed of villi and fibrous nodules characterised histologically by haemosiderin- and lipid-containing macrophages and multinucleated giant cells. It usually occurs in the knee. (12 Dec 1998) |
| synovium | The inner of the two layers of the articular capsule of a synovial joint, composed of loose connective tissue and having a free smooth surface that lines the joint cavity. It secretes the synovial fluid. (12 Dec 1998) |