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bursa
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bursa has 2 senses
- bursa(n = noun.location) brusa - a city in northwestern Turkey; Array is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
- bursa(n = noun.body) Array - a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints; Array is a kind of sac
is a part of republic of turkey, turkey
Derived form adjective bursal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
bursa, n. [L. See Burse.].
Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bursa, n. (pl. bursae or bursas) Anat. a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity to lessen friction.
Derivative
bursal adj.
Etymology
med.L = bag: cf. PURSE
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