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synovial fluid

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synovial fluid: see joint joint, in anatomy, juncture between two bones. Some joints are immovable, e.g., those that connect the bones of the skull, which are separated merely by short, tough fibers of cartilage. Movable joints are found for the most part in the limbs.
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Others samples were from urine (n = 2), lung (n = 1), sputum (n = 1), cerebrospinal fluid (n = 1), ascitic fluid (n = 1), and synovial fluid (n = 1).
Conrad considers fluid in a broad sense, encompassing cerebral-spinal fluid, cellular fluid, blood, membranes, and synovial fluid.
The structure that holds the joint synovial fluid is called the joint capsule.
 
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