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bursa

[bur-suh] / ˈbɜr sə /


NOUN
sac
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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

To explore the role of the bursa in rotator cuff disease, Thomopoulos and graduate student Brittany Marshall examined rats with repaired rotator cuff injuries, with and without bursa removal.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Uninjured tendons in the shoulder frequently degenerate over time after the initial injury, and "the animal data imply that retaining the bursa may prevent or delay progression of this pathology."

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




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