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Synovitis vs Bursitis - What's the difference?

synovitis | bursitis |

As nouns the difference between synovitis and bursitis

is that synovitis is inflammation of the synovium while bursitis is an inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee.

synovitis

English

Noun

  • (pathology) Inflammation of the synovium.

    • Derived terms

    * tenosynovitis

    bursitis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bursitis)
  • (medicine) An inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee