synovia (sinovia)

[F. synovie = Sp. si novia, vial capsule of a joint. - Bursal synovial membrane, the synovial lining to a bursa mucosa: it may also be regarded as including the bursa in its entire thickne . Also called vesicular synovial membrane. - Synovial bursa, a bursa mucosa. See cut under hoof. Synovial capsule. See synovial membrane. - Synovial cysts, cysts resulting from the distention or expansion of burse and synovial sheaths of tendons. - Synovial fluid. Same as synovia.Synovial folds, folds of synovial membrane projecting into the cavity of a joint. Also called synovial fringes, and Havers i an folds and fringes, and, when le free, synovial ligaments. Synovial frena, the folds of synovial membrane in the sheath of tendons, which stretch from the outer surface of the tendon to the inner surface of the sheath. - Synovial glands, fringed vascular folds to be found in all synovial membranes: regarded by Clopton Havers as the apparatus for secreting synovia. Also called glands of Havers and Havers's mucilaginous glands. - Synovial hernia, a protrusion of the synovial membrane through the fibrous capsule of a joint. - Synovial ligaments, ligament-like synovial folds. - Synovial membrane. See membrane. - Synovial rheumatism, rheumatic synovitis. - Synovial sheath, a vaginal synovial membrane. - Synovial villi, the small non-vascular proce es forming the secondary synovial fringes. - Vaginal synovial membrane, the synovial membrane lining the sheath of a tendon (or it may be taken as including the sheath in its entire thickne ). Also called synovial sheath. -Vesicular synovial membrane. Same as bursal sy novial membrane. synovial is (si-nō-vi-ā'lis), n.; pl. synovia les (-lēz). [NL.,