synovial

British

/ sɪ-, saɪˈnəʊvɪəl /

adjective

of or relating to the synovia; (of a joint) surrounded by a synovia-secreting membrane

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Other Word Forms

synovially adverb

Example Sentences

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Isobel had synovial sarcoma - a type of cancer that develops in cells around joints and tendons - which the family had never heard of.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

The teenager from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, had been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in early 2020 after she suddenly struggled to walk.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

“They very convincingly show that all living jawed vertebrates have synovial joints,” says Gage Crump, a developmental biologist at the University of Southern California who was not involved with the work.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024

These efforts yielded a cell atlas encompassing more than 300,000 cells from synovial tissue.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

“That is the safe way. The foreign bodies must be allowed to en-cyst and the synovial fluid will re-form. Then it will be safe to open up the knee.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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