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synovia
CIDE DICTIONARY
synovia, n. [NL., perhaps fr. Gr. sy`n with + L. ovum egg: cf. F. synovie.].
A transparent, viscid, lubricating fluid which contains mucin and secreted by synovial membranes; synovial fluid. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
synovia, n. Physiol. a viscous fluid lubricating joints and tendon sheaths.
Idiom
synovial membrane a dense membrane of connective tissue secreting synovia.
Derivative
synovial adj.
Etymology
mod.L, formed prob. arbitrarily by Paracelsus
ROGET THESAURUS
synovia
Lubrication
N lubrication, smoothness, unctuousness, lubrication, lubrification, anointment, oiling, synovia, glycerine, oil, lubricating oil, grease, saliva, lather, teflon, lubricated, lubricous.For further exploring for "synovia" in Webster Dictionary Online