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... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Synovial Fluid
Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Synovial Fluid
Cells > Cellular Structures > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Synovial Fluid
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Joints > Joint Capsule > Synovial Membrane > Synovial Fluid

Preferred term

Synovial Fluid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Synovia

Scope note

  • The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE. It contains mucin, albumin, fat, and mineral salts and serves to lubricate joints.

In other languages

  • nivelvoide

    Finnish

  • nivelneste
  • synovia
  • synoviaalineste
  • synoviaalivoide
  • Ledvätska

    Swedish

  • Synovialvätska

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013582

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