A transparent, viscid, lubricating fluid which contains mucin and secreted by synovial membranes; synovial fluid.
A transparent alkaline viscid fluid, resembling the white of an egg, secreted by the synovial membrane, and contained in joint cavities, bursae, and tendon sheaths; called also synovial fluid.
Greek syn = with, and ovum = egg; hence the fluid in freely movable joints resembling egg-white; adjective, synovial.
G. " + L. ovum = egg; like egg-white; fluid in a freely moveable joint (Paracelsus, c. 1520, first used the term for any watery fluids from any organ).
A colorless, viscid, lubricating fluid of joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths secreted within synovial membranes.
The clear lubricating fluid produced in joints, bursae and tendon sheaths.
Membranes lining the inside of joint capsules and moving surfaces of joints. They secrete the synovial fluid, which lubricates joints.
viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.
the synovial fluid: a transparent, sticky fluid ensuring the supple movement of the joints.
The slippery fluid that lubricates joints and provides nutrients to the cartilage. Also known as synovial fluid.
