synovectomy
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- noun
- /sɪˈnɒvɪɛk.tə.mi/
- Specialized
- The healthcare team explained that a synovectomy could help reduce swelling in the affected joint.
Examples
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However, there was no evidence of any foreign body particles or fragments of the Artelon material in the biopsies, and her condition persisted even after two separate synovectomies.
Academic text (2011) -
The doctor recommended a synovectomy to relieve the patient's joint pain caused by chronic inflammation.
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An aspiration, debridement, and synovectomy were performed at that point and again at six months due to incomplete resolution of the symptoms.
Academic text (2011) -
Wide local excision, including the involved bone, and a total synovectomy are advocated because the lesion can recur if it is not adequately excised.
Academic text (2003) -
Total wrist arthroplasty using the Universal 2 prosthesis. J Orthopaed Surg 2012; 20:365-8. Furia J. Arthroscopic debridement and synovectomy.
Academic text (2015) -
After months of ineffective treatments, she finally underwent a synovectomy to improve her mobility.
Surface Forms
Morphology
synovectomy = synov + ectomy
The word is a specialized medical term built from the combining form synov- and the suffix -ectomy, but its meaning is not transparent to an average learner.
Etymology
Synovectomy comes from the part synov-, meaning 'joint lining or fluid', and -ectomy, meaning 'cut out' or 'remove', as in appendectomy. So, a synovectomy is a surgery to 'cut out' the inflamed lining of a joint to reduce pain and swelling.