synovia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synovia.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

synovia (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) Alternative form of synovial fluid.
2. (anatomy) plural of synovium

Translations

Translations

• Danish: ledvæske c
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: synovie (fr) f

Derived terms

• synovial (adjective)
• synovium

References

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

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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

• (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.

Case	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

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.no.vi̯a/

Noun

synovia

1. nominative plural of syn