The inner membrane of a joint capsule surrounding a freely movable joint. It is loosely attached to the external fibrous capsule and secretes SYNOVIAL FLUID.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013583
altLabel
Synovium
Membranes, Synovial
Synovial Membranes
Membrana Synovialis Capsulae Articularis
Membrane, Synovial
AN
inflammation = SYNOVITIS
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE TR UL VI
cui
C0039099
DC
1
definition
The inner membrane of a joint capsule surrounding a freely movable joint. It is loosely attached to the external fibrous capsule and secretes SYNOVIAL FLUID.