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Definition of: synovia
(si·nō′vē·ə) noun Physiol.
The viscid, transparent, albuminous fluid secreted in the interior of joints and at other points where lubrication is necessary. [<NL sinovia, synovia, synophia; coined by Paracelsus, appar. <Gk. syn- together + L ovum an egg <Gk. ōon]
—sy·no′vi·al adjective
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