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sy·no·vi·tis

(sī′nə-vī′tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.

[New Latin synovium, synovia-secreting membrane (from synovia) + -itis.]
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synovitis

(ˌsaɪnəʊˈvaɪtɪs; ˌsɪn-)
n
(Pathology) inflammation of the membrane surrounding a joint
synovitic adj
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syn•o•vi•tis

(ˌsɪn əˈvaɪ tɪs)

n.
inflammation of a synovial membrane.
[1823–35]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. synovitis - inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
tendonous synovitis, tendosynovitis, tenosynovitis - inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
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Translations

syn·o·vi·tis

n. sinovitis, infl. de la membrana sinovial;
dry ______ seca;
purulent ______ purulenta;
serous ______ serosa.
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synovitis

n sinovitis f
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TGCT, also referred to as pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) or giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath (GCT-TS), can be locally aggressive and debilitating.
Two children withdrew from the study after developing hip synovitis, which was transient.
A diagnosis of Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis syndrome was made, and treatment with intravenous zoledronic acid resulted in complete relief of pain.
Background and Aim: Recurrent hemarthrosis results in synovitis and destructive arthropathy in hemophilic patients.
Based on this finding, their research hypothesis was that anti-interleukin 6 therapy would improve chronic hip synovitis and promote bone healing in an experimental model of Perthes disease.
The patient had been seen 3 months previously with relapsed synovitis of the right knee.
Hip arthroscopy is an evolving procedure to access the hip joint for diagnosing and treating disorders of the hip since it was first described by Burman in 1931.1 Common indications are femoro-acetabular impingements, labral tears, synovitis, cartilage lesions, mild joint dysplasia, septic arthritis and intra-articular loose bodies.2 Furthermore, in many disorders of the hip, arthroscopy has been replacing traditional open approaches which typically require a wide dissection and thus causing considerable morbidity and prolonged recovery time.
5.7 percent;P and lt;.001), as well as synovitis as measured via the rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging score (RAMRIS) (-0.43 vs.
However, accurate diagnosis of acute, atraumatic knee pain in the pediatric patient is challenging because the differential diagnosis ranges from benign, self-resolving conditions, such as transient synovitis (TS) to Lyme disease, which has systemic implications, to septic arthritis (SA), which is an orthopedic emergency.
The characteristic clinical findings are as follows; platyspondyly and progressive arthropathy resulting in short stature, pain, stiffness and swelling of the joints without synovitis. The characteristic radiographic features are narrow joint space with wide metaphyses, flat epiphyses, enlarged femoral heads with irregular acetabular margins.

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