sy·no·vi·tis (s  n -v t s)n. Inflammation of a synovial membrane. |
synovitis [ˌsaɪnəʊˈvaɪtɪs ˌsɪn-]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the membrane surrounding a joint
synovitic [ˌsaɪnəʊˈvɪtɪk ˌsɪn-] adj
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| Noun | 1. | synovitis - inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat tendonous synovitis, tendosynovitis, tenosynovitis - inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath |
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