synovial fluid
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001090
Joint fluid is a transudate of plasma that is actively secreted by synovial cells. [ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK274/ ]
Synonyms: joint fluid
Term info
- NCIT:C33718
- TAO:0005154
- MESH:D013582
- GAID:265
- BTO:0001339
- ZFA:0005154
- FMA:12277
- CALOHA:TS-0996
- UMLS:C0039097 (ncithesaurus:Synovial_Fluid)
- MA:0002544
- Wikipedia:Synovial_fluid
- galen:SynovialFluid
- ENVO:02000039
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Portion of organism substance that is a clear fluid that occupies the space in synovial joints.[TAO]
It provides nutrients and lubrication for articular cartilage
The fluid contains hyaluronan secreted by fibroblast-like cells in the synovial membrane, lubricin (proteoglycan 4; PRG4) secreted by the surface chondrocytes of the articular cartilage and interstitial fluid filtered from the blood plasma
uberon
UBERON:0001090
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Synovial fluid
Term relations
- transudate
- secretion of serous gland
- located in some synovial cavity of joint
- has part some hyaluronic acid
- produced_by some synovial cell