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bursa

1

[ bur-suh ]

noun

, plural bur·sae [bur, -see], bur·sas.
  1. Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.


Bursa

2

[ boor-sah ]

noun

  1. a city in NW Turkey in Asia: a former capital of the Ottoman Empire.

bursa

1

/ ˈbɜːsə /

noun

  1. a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints
  2. zoology any saclike cavity or structure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bursa

2

/ ˈbɜːsə /

noun

  1. a city in NW Turkey: founded in the 2nd century bc ; seat of Bithynian kings. Pop: 1 413 000 (2005 est) Former nameBrusa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bursa

/ bûr /

, Plural bursae bûr

  1. A flattened sac containing a lubricating fluid that reduces friction between two moving structures in the body, as a tendon and a bone.

bursa

  1. A fluid-filled sac or cavity that reduces friction between the bones, ligaments , and tendons in the body's joints.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈbursal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • bursal adjective
  • bur·sate [bur, -seyt], adjective
  • post·bursal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bursa1

First recorded in 1795–1805; from New Latin, Late Latin bursa “bag, pouch, purse,” from Greek býrsa “hide, leather”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bursa1

C19: from Medieval Latin: bag, pouch, from Greek: skin, hide; see purse
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Example Sentences

During the surgery, surgeons often remove a tissue called the bursa while repairing torn tendons in the shoulder joint, but the study suggests that the small tissue plays a role in helping the shoulder heal.

Small fluid-filled sacs called bursa, which normally cushion the joint, may instead swell and ache.

“Daniels is fine,” Kelly said, describing the QB’s injury as a bursa sac issue.

Doctors diagnosed bursitis, inflammation of my elbow’s bursa sac, and prescribed antibiotics.

"This is our Afghan authentic dress. Afghan women wear such colourful and modest attires. The black bursa has never been part of the Afghan culture," tweeted Spozhmay Maseed, a rights activist based in Virginia.

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