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Definition of Synovia
1. Noun. Viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc..
Generic synonyms: Secretion
Terms within: Hyaluronic Acid
Derivative terms: Synovial
Definition of Synovia
1. n. A transparent, viscid, lubricating fluid which contains mucin and secreted by synovial membranes; synovial fluid.
Definition of Synovia
1. Noun. (anatomy uncountable) The lubricating fluid secreted by the synovium of a joint or other such structure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Synovia
1. a lubricating fluid secreted by certain membranes [n -S] : SYNOVIAL [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Synovia
Literary usage of Synovia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1821)
"synovia, the name given to a liquid secreted within the capsular ... The synovia
of the ox is a viscid, semi-transparent fluid, of a greenish white colour, ..."
2. The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man by Robert Bentley Todd, William Bowman (1857)
"It is, therefore, difficult to collect the synovia in sufficient quantity for
... Lassaigne and Boissel, who have published an analysis of human synovia, ..."
3. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1818)
"Analysis of the synovia of the Elephant. By M. Vauquelin.* M. Margueron analyzed
some years ago the synovia of the ox ; and an account of his experiments ..."
4. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"synovia is a transparent, yellowish-white or slightly reddish fluid, viscid like
the white of egg, having an alkaline reaction and slightly saline taste. ..."
5. Human Physiology by Robley Dunglison (1841)
"Havers' considered this fluid to be secreted by synovia! glands,— for such he
... From the inner surface of these membranes the synovia is exhaled, ..."
6. A Text-book of Chemical Physiology and Pathology by William Dobinson Halliburton (1891)
"The endolymph is clearer, less viscid ; it contains 1-5 per cent, of solids,
including a small quantity of mucin. synovia The fluid in synovial cavities ..."
7. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science ... with French and Other by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"The synovia has been found, on analysis, to consist of water, albumen, ...
SYNOVI'TIS, from synovia, and ffi«, a termination denoting inflammation. ..."
8. Lectures on the Structure and Physiology of the Parts Composing the Skeleton by James Wilson (1820)
"The synovia is secreted by the membrane lining the joint; it does not appear that
either fatty matter or glands are necessary to its secretion, ..."
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