bursa

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During the surgery, surgeons often remove a tissue called the bursa while repairing torn tendons in the shoulder joint, but the study suggests that the small tissue plays a role in helping the shoulder heal.

From Science Daily

Small fluid-filled sacs called bursa, which normally cushion the joint, may instead swell and ache.

From New York Times

“Daniels is fine,” Kelly said, describing the QB’s injury as a bursa sac issue.

From Seattle Times

Doctors diagnosed bursitis, inflammation of my elbow’s bursa sac, and prescribed antibiotics.

From Scientific American

"This is our Afghan authentic dress. Afghan women wear such colourful and modest attires. The black bursa has never been part of the Afghan culture," tweeted Spozhmay Maseed, a rights activist based in Virginia.

From BBC