bursa
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
1Other words from bursa
- bursal, adjective
- bur·sate [bur-seyt], /ˈbɜr seɪt/, adjective
- post·bur·sal, adjective
Words Nearby bursa
Other definitions for Bursa (2 of 2)
a city in NW Turkey in Asia: a former capital of the Ottoman Empire.
- Also Brusa.
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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.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.She came up out of the stern like some hibernating brown animal of the bursa family.
The Messenger | Elizabeth RobinsThe 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 ReeksThe tissues of the bone and bursa are insufficiently nourished, and the secretion of synovia lessened.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton ReeksHere 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)
/ (ˈbɜːsə) /
a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints
zoology any saclike cavity or structure
Origin of bursa
1Derived forms of bursa
- bursal, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Bursa (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɜːsə) /
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
[ bûr′sə ]
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
[ (bur-suh) ]
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