junctura synovialis


syn·o·vi·al joint

[TA] a joint in which the opposing bony surfaces are covered with a layer of hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage within a joint cavity that contains synovial fluid, lined with synovial membrane and reinforced by a fibrous capsule and ligaments; and there is some degree of free movement possible. Synonym(s): junctura synovialis [TA], articulatio ☆ , diarthrosis ☆ , articulatio synovialis, diarthrodial joint, movable joint, perarticulation

synovial joint

A freely movable joint in which the contributing (joint-facing) bones are covered by an articular capsule enclosed in a cavity lined by a synovial membrane and filled with synovial fluid.