synovial membrane

English

Alternative forms

• synovium

Noun

synovial membrane (plural synovial membranes)

1. (anatomy) A thin membrane that lines the ligamentous surfaces of joint capsules, tendon sheaths where free movement is necessary, and bursae; it is composed of dense connective tissue and secretes synovial fluid.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 滑膜 (zh) (huámó)

• Finnish: nivelkalvo (fi)
• French: membrane synoviale (fr) f
• Japanese: 滑膜 (かつまく, katsumaku)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: perdeya sînoviyal f

• Polish: błona maziowa f
• Russian: синовиа́льная оболо́чка f (sinoviálʹnaja obolóčka)
• Spanish: sinovia (es) f
• Ukrainian: синовіа́льна оболо́нка f (synoviálʹna obolónka)

See also

• bursa

References

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