synovitis
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8.8
- noun
- /sɪˈnoʊvaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
:
sinovitis
- The patient experienced pain and swelling due to synovitis in her knee joint.
- villonodular synovitis
- synovitis of the temporomandibular
- inflammatory synovitis
Examples
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In 1973, Lapayowker et al. were the first to describe pigmented villonodular synovitis in the temporomandibular joint (in two patients).
Academic text (2003) -
Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a benign disease of unknown etiology.
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Classification is based on the confirmed presence of synovitis in at least one joint.
Academic text (2014) -
Based on these findings, a diagnosis of pigmented villonodular synovitis was established.
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Biopsies at this time, again, showed chronic inflammatory synovitis, with no evidence of infection.
Academic text (2011) -
Reports of pigmented villonodular synovitis in the temporomandibular joint are rare.
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Pigmented villonodular synovitis in the temporomandibular joint is rare.
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Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint is rare.
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Biopsies revealed acute and chronic inflammatory synovitis, with no infection.
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Pigmented villonodular synovitis typically demonstrates low signal intensity because of the presence of hemosiderin, and bony erosion is typically seen.
Academic text (2003)
Compounds
How Severe
- Specialized
- Archaic
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4.7
- Specialized
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8.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
synovitis = synovium (transparent) = synov + itis
A regular medical formation: 'synovium' (the synovial membrane) + suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation, so the sense is directly compositional though technical.
Etymology
The word synovitis breaks into synov- and -itis. The synov- part comes from a Greek word for 'joint fluid' and -itis is a common medical ending meaning 'inflammation', as in arthritis, so synovitis is the inflammation that makes a joint painful and swollen.