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Bursa - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bursa : (noun)
1: a city in northwestern Turkey [syn: Bursa, Brusa]
2: a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of
the body especially at joints
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bursa : \Bur"sa\, n.; pl. Burs[ae]. [L. See Burse.] (Anat.)
Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial
sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane,
interposed between tendons and bony prominences.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bursa : Bursa: A closed fluid-filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as
bursitis . Bursa is the Greek word for "a wine skin."
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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