bursa
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McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
"But we really don't know the role of the bursa in rotator cuff disease, so we don't know the full implications of removing it," Thomopoulos says.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
"Our findings in an animal model indicate that surgeons should not remove the bursa without carefully considering the consequences."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Small fluid-filled sacs called bursa, which normally cushion the joint, may instead swell and ache.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
These affections are characterised by an effusion of fluid into the sac of the bursa with thickening of its lining membrane.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Dolphins and other toothed whales, such as the beluga, echolocate via a specialized organ called the dorsal bursae, which sits at the top of their head, close to the blowhole.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 3, 2021
To study the role of the organ, Glick and his colleagues used chickens that had had their bursae removed for an unrelated experiment.
From Nature ● Jan. 5, 2015
Three major bursae and a fat pad are part of the complex joint that unites the femur and tibia of the leg.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Subcutaneous bursae prevent friction between the skin and an underlying bone, submuscular bursae protect muscles from rubbing against a bone or another muscle, and a subtendinous bursa prevents friction between bone and a muscle tendon.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Wounds involving tendons, bursae and closed articulations become swollen and discharge synovia.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
