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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

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

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

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

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

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

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