释义 |
synovectomy Surg.|sɪnəˈvɛktəmɪ, saɪ-| [f. synovia + -ectomy.] Total or partial excision of the synovial membrane of a joint, esp. the knee, or of a tendon sheath, esp. to relieve pain.
1903Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. (rev. ed.) VI. 519/1 The procedures ordinarily employed are évidement of the focus, and in the later cases..ablation of the patella, with synovectomy or arthrectomy when necessary. 1923Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 10 Nov. 1579/1 Synovectomy..was originally recommended as a surgical treatment for synovial tuberculosis. 1940B. I. Comroe Arthritis & Allied Conditions xvii. 222 Synovectomy of the knee is the removal of the synovial tissue of the knee. 1976Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXIX. 930/2 The indications for synovectomy or patellectomy in either rheumatoid or osteoarthritis of the knee are well known and differ little in the elderly. |