synovitis Path.
(sɪnəˈvaɪtɪs, saɪ-)
[f. synovia + -itis.]
Inflammation of a synovial membrane.
| 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 162/2 Acute synovitis of the ankle-joint. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 775 That the pain of synovitis is caused by the distension of the fibrous elements of the joint is generally admitted. |