bursa

Example Sentences

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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

The man’s doctor recommended stretching exercises for the muscles around the bursae.

From New York Times

The surgery is believed to have been a success, although Beck currently has a bursa sac on his right knee.

From Washington Times

He determined that cells produced in an organ found in birds—called the bursa of Fabricius—were responsible for antibody production, and that their development was distinct from that of T cells.

From Scientific American

He determined that cells produced in an organ found in birds — called the bursa of Fabricius — were responsible for antibody production, and that their development was distinct from that of T-cells.

From Nature