SYNOVIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synovium mean? 

• SYNOVIUM (noun)
  The noun SYNOVIUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SYNOVIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNOVIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

synovial membrane; synovium

Hypernyms ("synovium" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

 Context examples 

A tumor usually arising in the synovium of joints, bursa or tendon sheath.

(Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath, NCI Thesaurus)