noun
pl. -·sae or -·sasAnat. a sac or pouchlike cavity, esp. one containing a fluid that reduces friction, as between a tendon and bone
Origin of bursa
Modern Latin from ML, a purse, bag: see pursebursa
Bur·saBursa
city in NW Turkey: capital of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th cent.
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bursa
noun
pl. bur·sae, or bur·sasA sac or saclike bodily cavity, especially one containing a viscous lubricating fluid and located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures.
Origin of bursa
Late Latin purse, pouch from Greek skin, wineskinRelated Forms:
- bur′sal
adjective
Bursa
A city of northwest Turkey west of Ankara. It dates from the third century BC and was a capital of the Ottoman Turks in the 1300s.x
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Plural bursae (bûrˌ◌sē)
A flattened sac containing a lubricating fluid that reduces friction between two moving structures in the body, as a tendon and a bone.
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Noun
(plural bursae or bursæ)
Origin
From the Medieval Latin bursa (“purse”); compare purse.
Proper noun
- A city in northwestern Turkey.
- The province of which that city is the capital.
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bursa - Medical Definition
n.
pl. bursae (-sē) or bursasA sac or saclike bodily cavity, especially one containing a viscous lubricating fluid and located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures.
Related Forms:
- bur′sal
adj.
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