synovial fluid

noun

Definition of SYNOVIAL FLUID

: a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath

1846

Medical Dictionary

noun

: a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath—called also joint fluid, synovia

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