SYNOCHAL
Syn"o*chal, a. (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to synocha; like synocha. [Obs.]
SYNOCHUS
Syn"o*chus, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A continuous fever. [Obs.]
Note: Synocha and synochus were used as epithets of two distinct types of fever, but in different senses at different periods. The same disease is placed under synocha by one author, under synochus by another. Quain.
SYNOCIL
Syn"o*cil, n. Etym: [Pref. syn- + cilium.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sense organ found in certain sponges. It consists of several filaments, each of which arises from a single cell.
SYNOD Syn"od, n. Etym: [L. synodus, Gr. sino, seno, F. synode, both from the Latin.]
1. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.