rice body

rice bod·y

one of the small, loose bodies found in hygromas, tendon sheaths, bursae, and joints; usually one of many small loose bodies.
Any of numerous elongated and indurated oval-to-rounded rice-like masses found in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, septic arthritis, TB bursitis, synovial chondromatosis.

rice body

Orthopedics Any of numerous elongated and indurated oval-to-rounded rice-like masses found in the joints of Pts with rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, septic arthritis, TB bursitis, synovial chondromatosis. Cf Joint 'mice. '.