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Synovial Fluid

"Synovial Fluid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE. It contains mucin, albumin, fat, and mineral salts and serves to lubricate joints.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Synovial Fluid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Synovial Fluid" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 10 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1994 and 1995 and 1998 and 1999 and 2002 and 2003 and 2005 and 2007 and 2011 and 2020
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