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bursa

[bur-suh] / ˈbɜr sə /


NOUN
sac
Synonyms


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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

"The loss of mechanical integrity in the uninjured tendon in the absence of the bursa was striking," Thomopoulos says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

If the bursa is not removed, the tissue could be used to deliver drugs to the repaired tendon to improve healing.

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

Page 385: "thlaspi bursa pastoris, 384" changed to "thlaspi bursa pastoris, 354."

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock