synovitis

English Thesaurus

1. inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling (noun.state)

hypernym	:	inflammation, redness, rubor,
definition	:	a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat (noun.state)

hyponym	:	tendonous synovitis, tendosynovitis, tenosynovitis,
definition	:	inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath (noun.state)