synovia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synovia.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɪˈnoʊ.vi.ə/, /saɪˈnoʊ.vi.ə/

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

Derived terms

• synovial (adjective)
• synovium

Translations

Translations

• Danish: ledvæske c
• French: synovie (fr) f

References

• “synovia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈno.vi.a/, [siˈnɔːviä]

Noun

synovia f (genitive synoviae); first declension

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

Inflection

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	synovia	synoviae
genitive	synoviae	synoviārum
dative	synoviae	synoviīs
accusative	synoviam	synoviās
ablative	synoviā	synoviīs
vocative	synovia	synoviae

Derived terms

• synoviālis (adjective)

Descendants

→ English: synovia

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.no.vi̯a/

Noun

synovia

1. nominative plural of syn