Anatomical Abnormality
synovial cyst
[ si-noh-vee-al sist ]
Subclass of:
Cyst
Definitions related to synovial cyst:
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(ganglion) An abnormal but harmless mass of tissue, usually nerve cells.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Non-neoplastic tumor-like lesions at joints, developed from the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE of a joint through the JOINT CAPSULE into the periarticular tissues. They are filled with SYNOVIAL FLUID with a smooth and translucent appearance. A synovial cyst can develop from any joint, but most commonly at the back of the knee, where it is known as POPLITEAL CYST.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Ganglion, dense group of nerve-cell bodies present in most animals above the level of cnidarians. In flatworms (e.g., planaria) two lateral neuronal cords carry impulses to and from a pair of ganglia at the head of the animal. In more advanced organisms, such as earthworms and arthropods, pairs of...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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