SYNOVIAL FLUID

 Dictionary entry overview: What does synovial fluid mean? 

• SYNOVIAL FLUID (noun)
  The noun SYNOVIAL FLUID has 1 sense:

1. viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.

  Familiarity information: SYNOVIAL FLUID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNOVIAL FLUID (noun)

Meaning:

Viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

synovia; synovial fluid

Hypernyms ("synovial fluid" is a kind of...):

secretion (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)

Meronyms (substance of "synovial fluid"):

hyaluronic acid (a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance)