Editing Synovial fluid (section)

{{Redirect|Synovia|the plural of synovium|synovial membrane}}
{{Short description|Fluid found in the cavities of synovial joints}}
{{Infobox anatomy
|Name = Synovial fluid
|Latin = synovia
|Image = Joint.svg
|Caption = A typical joint
}}

'''Synovial fluid''', also called '''synovia''',<sup>[[#Etymology and pronunciation|[help 1]]]</sup> is a viscous, [[non-Newtonian fluid]] found in the cavities of [[synovial joint]]s. With its [[egg white]]–like consistency,<ref>{{Cite book|title = Rheumatology secrets|last = West|first = Sterling G.|publisher = Elsevier Mosby|year = 2015|isbn = 9780323037006|location = Philadelphia|pages = 19|oclc = 908716294|edition = 3rd|series = The secrets series}}</ref> the principal role of synovial fluid is to reduce friction between the [[articular cartilage]] of synovial joints during movement.<ref>{{Citation|last=Petty|first=Ross E.|title=Chapter 2 - Structure and Function|date=2016-01-01|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323241458000028|work=Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology (Seventh Edition)|pages=5–13.e2|editor-last=Petty|editor-first=Ross E.|place=Philadelphia|publisher=W.B. Saunders|language=en|doi=10.1016/b978-0-323-24145-8.00002-8|isbn=978-0-323-24145-8|access-date=2020-10-18|editor2-last=Laxer|editor2-first=Ronald M.|editor3-last=Lindsley|editor3-first=Carol B.|editor4-last=Wedderburn|editor4-first=Lucy R.|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Synovial fluid is a small component of the [[transcellular fluid]] component of [[extracellular fluid]].