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SYNOVIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.
Synonyms:
synovia; synovial fluid
Classified under:
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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