bursa

[ bur-suh ]
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noun,plural bur·sae [bur-see], /ˈbɜr si/, 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.

Origin of bursa

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; from New Latin, Late Latin bursa “bag, pouch, purse,” from Greek býrsa “hide, leather”

Other words from bursa

  • bursal, adjective
  • bur·sate [bur-seyt], /ˈbɜr seɪt/, adjective
  • post·bur·sal, adjective

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Other definitions for Bursa (2 of 2)

Bursa
[ boor-sah ]

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

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How to use bursa in a sentence

  • 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 Messenger | Elizabeth Robins
  • The navicular bone and bursa and the tendon of the perforans also suffer from the effects of compression.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
  • The tissues of the bone and bursa are insufficiently nourished, and the secretion of synovia lessened.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
  • Here the plantar aponeurosis, the navicular bursa, the navicular bone itself, or the pedal articulation may be injured.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for bursa (1 of 2)

bursa

/ (ˈbɜːsə) /


nounplural -sae (-siː) or -sas
  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

Origin of bursa

1
C19: from Medieval Latin: bag, pouch, from Greek: skin, hide; see purse

Derived forms of bursa

  • bursal, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Bursa (2 of 2)

Bursa

/ (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 name: Brusa

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Scientific definitions for bursa

bursa

[ bûr ]


Plural bursae (bûr) bursas
  1. 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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Cultural definitions for bursa

bursa

[ (bur-suh) ]


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

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