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

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

bursa

/ bûr′sə /

, Plural bursae bûr′sē

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.

Derived Forms

• ˈbursal, adjective

Other Words From

• bursal adjective
• bur·sate [bur, -seyt], adjective
• post·bursal adjective

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bursa¹

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

Example Sentences

The chief of this caravan was called Hoyarbarach; he was a native of Bursa, and one of its principal inhabitants.

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She came up out of the stern like some hibernating brown animal of the bursa family.

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The navicular bone and bursa and the tendon of the perforans also suffer from the effects of compression.

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The tissues of the bone and bursa are insufficiently nourished, and the secretion of synovia lessened.

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Here the plantar aponeurosis, the navicular bursa, the navicular bone itself, or the pedal articulation may be injured.

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Related Words

• bag
• handbag
• pocket
• pocketbook
• pouch
• wallet