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synovial membrane
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synovial membrane

Membrane covering the articular extremities of bones and the inner surface of ligaments that make up a joint. It secretes a clear lubricating fluid with an alkaline reaction, the synovial fluid. Inflammation of the synovial membrane is synovitis.



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