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acoumeter (medicine)


acoumeter
<physics> An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.

Origin: Gr. To hear.

Source: Websters Dictionary


synovial (iou)



synovial adjective. M18.
[from SYNOVIA + -AL1.]
Anatomy & Medicine. Designating, pertaining to, or involving the thick colourless lubricating fluid secreted inside joints and the sheaths of tendons.
synovial joint a freely movable joint lined with synovial membrane. synovial membrane a membrane of mesothelium and connective tissue which forms a capsule around a freely movable joint and secretes synovial fluid.
synovectomy noun (Medicine) surgical excision of (part of) the synovial membrane of a joint, esp. the knee, or of a tendon sheath, esp. to relieve pain; an instance of this: E20.
synovially adverb by a synovial joint L19.
syno'vitis noun (Medicine) inflammation of a synovial membrane M19.