Definition of synovial in English:
synovial
adjective sʌɪˈnəʊvɪəlsɪˈnəʊvɪəlsəˈnoʊviəl
Anatomy Relating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint.
Example sentencesExamples
- Theories include vascular insufficiency or micro-fractures of the subchondral plate, with synovial fluid being forced from the synovial space into the bone.
- The elbow joint is a synovial hinge joint limited to flexion and extension.
- The zygapophyseal joints are synovial joints between the articular processes.
- Synovial membranes lining the inside of the joint produce synovial fluid that provides nutrition to articular cartilage.
- Its tendon passes laterally through the same osteofibrous canal in the same synovial sheath as extensor digitorum longus and terminates on the fifth metatarsal.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin synovia, probably formed arbitrarily by Paracelsus.
Definition of synovial in US English:
synovial
adjectivesəˈnoʊviəlsəˈnōvēəl
Anatomy Relating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint.
Example sentencesExamples
- Synovial membranes lining the inside of the joint produce synovial fluid that provides nutrition to articular cartilage.
- Theories include vascular insufficiency or micro-fractures of the subchondral plate, with synovial fluid being forced from the synovial space into the bone.
- The zygapophyseal joints are synovial joints between the articular processes.
- The elbow joint is a synovial hinge joint limited to flexion and extension.
- Its tendon passes laterally through the same osteofibrous canal in the same synovial sheath as extensor digitorum longus and terminates on the fifth metatarsal.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin synovia, probably formed arbitrarily by Paracelsus.