: a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe synergistic blend of ingredients work to support synovial fluid viscosity as well as normal cartilage flexibility.The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 The substance is naturally found in many areas of the human body, including the skin, eyes, and synovial fluid of the joints. Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 29 June 2022 Instead cartilage gets help from what experts call dynamic loading—putting stress or weight on the joint, which causes nutrient-carrying synovial fluid to flow in and out. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 This gas comes from a lubricant inside your joints known as synovial fluid—which contains oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide—that helps give nutrients to the cartilage in your joints to help them glide smoothly. Demetria Wambia, SELF, 17 Feb. 2022 Joints are wrapped in a capsule of connective tissue that secretes synovial fluid as a lubricant when the joints are moved. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2021 The authors think that the peptidoglycan remains in synovial fluid after the pathogen is gone. Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 June 2019 Osteoarthritis is chronic joint inflammation that causes damage to articular cartilage – which covers and protects the ends of bones – as well as changes to synovial fluid and narrowing of the joint space. Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 30 May 2018 Where the two bones of the finger meet, a little lake of synovial fluid keeps them from grinding on each other. Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2018 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
synovial fluid
noun
: a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath