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synovium

sy·no·vium

US/sɪˈnoʊ.vi.əm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the point capsule and secretes synovial fluid

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Origin

From false singular of New Latin synovia (“synovial fluid”).

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