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Bru⋅sa

[Turk. broo-sah]
–noun
Bursa.

Bur⋅sa

[boor-sah]
–noun
a city in NW Turkey in Asia: a former capital of the Ottoman Empire. 346,084.
Also, Brusa.
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Cultural Dictionary

bursa [(bur-suh)]

A fluid-filled sac or cavity that reduces friction between the bones, ligaments, and tendons in the body's joints.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bur·sa
Pronunciation: 'b&r-s&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bur·sas /-s&z/ or bur·sae /-"sE, -"sI/
: a bodily pouch or sac: as a : a small serous sac between a tendon and a bone b : BURSA OF FABRICIUSbur·sal /-s&l/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

bursa bur·sa (bûr'sə)
n. pl. bur·sas or bur·sae (-sē)
A sac or saclike bodily cavity, especially one containing a viscous lubricating fluid and located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures.


bur'sal adj.

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Science Dictionary
bursa   (bûr'sə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural bursae (bûr'sē) or bursas
A flattened sac containing a lubricating fluid that reduces friction between two moving structures in the body, as a tendon and a bone.
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