Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Excision of the synovial membrane of a joint.
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- noun Joint lining removal.
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Swoboda B (2008) [effectiveness of arthroscopic synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis].
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If synovectomy is attempted arthroscopically small fragments of the tissue will be left and the disease will reoccur within months to a few years.
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