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Webster 1913 Edition
Synovial
Syn-o′vi-al
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
synovial
.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia.
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.