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synovitis

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sy·no·vi·tis  (sn-vts)
n.
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
[New Latin synovium, synovia-secreting membrane (from synovia) + -itis.]
synovitis [ˌsaɪnəʊˈvaɪtɪs ˌsɪn-]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the membrane surrounding a joint
synovitic  [ˌsaɪnəʊˈvɪtɪk ˌsɪn-] adj
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Noun1.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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