bursa
noun
a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
bursal
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a word derived from
bursa.
Example Sentences
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They are found also in the diverticula of the synovial membrane, in the shoulder in the downward prolongation along the tendon of the biceps, in the hip in the bursal extension beneath the psoas.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Its walls are formed by the diseased secreting membrane of the bursal sac, and are readily detachable from the subcutis of the skin.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Injuries of Bursæ.—As a result of contusion, especially in bleeders, hæmorrhage may occur into the cavity of a bursa and give rise to a bursal hæmatoma.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
It consists in transplanting between the bones a flap of fat-bearing tissue, from which a bursal cavity lined with endothelium and containing a fluid rich in mucin is ultimately formed.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The bursal tumours were almost entirely composed of urate of soda.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
