synovial fluid
noun
: a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath
Examples of synovial fluid in a Sentence
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These chews assist in enhancing your dog's mobility and flexibility while boosting overall joint health by offering essential building blocks for synovial fluid, cartilage, and connective tissues.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
Joint supplements help lubricate achy joints by supporting synovial fluid, a crucial substance that naturally occurs in the body.
—Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
Part of this is caused by a decrease in synovial fluid that lubricates joints to reduce friction caused by movement.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
The activity can improve muscle function around the joints and encourage the body to produce more of what’s called synovial fluid, a viscous liquid that lubricates the joints.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2023
The event was simply the sound of bubbles in the synovial fluid between our joints collapsing, researchers concluded, the result of something called cavitation.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2018
Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
Joint supplements help lubricate achy joints by supporting synovial fluid, a crucial substance that naturally occurs in the body.
—Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
Part of this is caused by a decrease in synovial fluid that lubricates joints to reduce friction caused by movement.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
The activity can improve muscle function around the joints and encourage the body to produce more of what’s called synovial fluid, a viscous liquid that lubricates the joints.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2023
The event was simply the sound of bubbles in the synovial fluid between our joints collapsing, researchers concluded, the result of something called cavitation.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2018
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First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
synovial fluid
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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