synovia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synovia.

Pronunciation

Noun

synovia

  1. plural of synovium

Noun

synovia (usually uncountable, plural synovias)

  1. (anatomy) Synonym of synovial fluid.
    the immunoglobulins of synovias from normal and arthritic horses and foals

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • synophia

Etymology

Coined by Swiss physician Paracelsus, hypothesized as from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-, with, together with) + ovum (an egg) + -ia (nominal suffix), on the assumption that synovial fluid resembles egg white.

Pronunciation

Noun

synovia f (genitive synoviae); first declension

  1. (New Latin, anatomy) A nutritive fluid found throughout the body; synovial fluid.

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative synovia synoviae
Genitive synoviae synoviārum
Dative synoviae synoviīs
Accusative synoviam synoviās
Ablative synoviā synoviīs
Vocative synovia synoviae

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English: synovia

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.no.vi̯a/

Noun

synovia

  1. nominative plural of syn
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