Look up: bursa

1. bursa
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ber′să, ber′sē Definitions: 1. A closed sac or envelope lined with synovial membrane and containing synovial fluid, usually found or formed in areas subject to friction (over an exposed or prominent body part or where a tendon passes over a bone).
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2. bursa
   In nematodes: Caudal alae of males used to clasp the female during copulation.
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3. Bursa
   Lateral circular extensions present at the posterior end of males of some nematodes.
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4. bursa
   [n] - a city in northwestern Turkey 2. [n] - a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
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5. Bursa
   a fluid-filled sac that cushions and reduces friction in certain parts of the body
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6. Bursa
   Small sac (closed bag) made of fibrous tissue and filled with a fluid. Usually occur close to a joint and allow moving surfaces like bones and tendons to move around each other with less friction
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7. Bursa
   A sac or pouch of fluid located near joints
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8. Bursa
   A fluid-filled sac that is located in areas where friction is likely to occur, then minimizes the friction; for example between a tendon and bone.
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9. Bursa
   A small fluid filled sac which reduces friction in a joint.
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10. Bursa
    Bursa: A closed fluid-filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as bursitis. Bursa is the Greek word for 'a wine skin.'
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11. Bursa
    Bur'sa noun ; plural Bursæ [ Latin See Burse .] (Anat.) 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.
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12. bursa
    <anatomy> A tissue space (fibrous sac) that is lined with synovial membrane (joint tissue) and contains a small quantity of synovial fluid (joint fluid). Bursas are found in between tendon and bone, skin and bone and muscles. They function to facilitate fluid movement. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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13. bursa
    noun a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
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14. Bursa
    Brusa noun a city in northwestern Turkey
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15. bursa
    (bur´sә) pl. bur´sae a small fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity situated in places in tissues where friction would otherwise occur. adj., bur´sal, adj. . Bursae function to facilitate the gliding of muscles or tendons over bony or ligamentous surfaces. They are numerous and are found throughout the body; th...
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16. Bursa
    • (n.) 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.
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17. Bursa
    city, northwestern Turkey, along the northern foothills of Ulu Da (the ancient Mysian Olympus). Probably founded by a Bithynian king in the 3rd ... [5 related articles]
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18. bursa
    within the mammalian body, any small pouch or sac between tendons, muscles, or skin and bony prominences at points of friction or stress. The bursas ... [2 related articles]
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19. bursa
    bursa In anatomy and medicine, a bodily cavity, especially one located between joints or at points of friction between moving structures; filled with a viscid fluid and situated at the various places in the tissues at which friction would otherwise develop.
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20. bursa
    
    • a city in northwestern Turkey
    • a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
    
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21. bursa
    bursa (bûr'su) , closed fibrous sac lined with a smooth membrane, producing a viscous lubricant known as synovial fluid. Bursas are found in regions where muscles or tendons rub against other muscles, tendons, or bones. The bursas function in two ways, lubricating points of friction, and di...
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22. Bursa
    Bursa (boorsä') , city (1990 pop. 838,323), capital of Bursa prov., NW Turkey. The market center of a rich agricultural region, on the ancient Silk Road S of Constantinople, Bursa was long noted for its silks, but is now a producer of automobiles, other textiles and apparel, and metals. Fou...
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23. Bursa
    In medicine, a bursa is a fiber sac around the joints between some tendons and the bones under them. Bursae are lined with a membrane that releases synovial fluid from the joint spaces, the bursa acts as a small cushion that allows the tendon as it contracts and relaxes to move over the bone. When t...
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24. Bursa
    City in northwestern Turkey, southeast of the Sea of Marmara, situated on the lower slopes of Mt Uladag (2,443 m/8,015 ft), with a port at nearby Mudanya; population (2003 est) 1,288,900. It was the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1326 until 1423. It is a commercial and industrial centre, as well as market centre for a rich agricultural ...
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25. BURSA
    Fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, situated over pressure points in tissues where friction from repeated movement might develop.
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