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hydrarthrosis

 
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(′hī·drär′thrō·səs)

(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in a joint.


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A swelling in a joint, commonly the knee, caused by the accumulation of synovial fluid.

 
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An accumulation of watery fluid in the cavity of a joint.

 
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IN BRIEF: n. - Inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid.

 
 
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