<anatomy> A transparent, viscid, lubricating fluid which contains mucin and secreted by synovial membranes; synovial fluid.

Origin: NL, perhaps fr. Gr. With + L. Ovum egg: cf. F. Synovie.

(01 Mar 1998)

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