synovial
adjective
sy·no·vi·al sə-ˈnō-vē-əl 
: of, relating to, or secreting synovial fluid
synovial membranes
also : lined with synovial membrane
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The band—guitarist/vocalist Marsya Kurnia, bassist Widi Rahmawati and drummer Sitti Aisyah—routinely deliver the driving riffage that conjures synovial headbanging and some old-fashioned metal-thrashing-mad sweat. 
Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 30 June 2022 Trevor Madrid died after a years-long fight with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that is found in soft tissue. Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2022 Madrid worked as a firefighter for more than a decade before synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, forced him into an early retirement in 2019. Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic, 23 Nov. 2021 Trevor Madrid died Sunday after a years-long fight against synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer found in the soft tissue. Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021 His battle with synovial sarcoma, a rare and typically pediatric cancer, began in late 2017. courant.com, 31 July 2019 Madrid will be unable to work for up to a year after being diagnosed with synovial sarcoma cancer in early March. Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, 25 June 2019 On June 28, 2016, just one day before his 18th birthday, Snyder was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer. Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2018 Doctors discovered synovial sarcoma in his left lung. Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 27 Jan. 2018 See More
Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 30 June 2022 Trevor Madrid died after a years-long fight with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that is found in soft tissue. Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2022 Madrid worked as a firefighter for more than a decade before synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, forced him into an early retirement in 2019. Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic, 23 Nov. 2021 Trevor Madrid died Sunday after a years-long fight against synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer found in the soft tissue. Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021 His battle with synovial sarcoma, a rare and typically pediatric cancer, began in late 2017. courant.com, 31 July 2019 Madrid will be unable to work for up to a year after being diagnosed with synovial sarcoma cancer in early March. Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, 25 June 2019 On June 28, 2016, just one day before his 18th birthday, Snyder was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer. Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2018 Doctors discovered synovial sarcoma in his left lung. Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 27 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin synoviālis, from synovia synovia + Latin -ālis -al entry 1
First Known Use
1756, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing synovial
Medical Definition
synovial
adjective
sy·no·vi·al -vē-əl
: of, relating to, or secreting synovial fluid
synovial effusion
also : lined with synovial membrane
a synovial bursa
synovial tendon sheaths