BURSA

bursa

(noun) a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints

Bursa, Brusa

(noun) a city in northwestern Turkey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bursa (plural bursae or bursæ)

(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.

Anagrams

• Baurs

Proper noun

Bursa

The capital city of Bursa Province in northwestern Turkey.

A province of northwestern Turkey.

Anagrams

• Baurs

Source: Wiktionary


Bur"sa, n.; pl. Bursæ (. Etym: [L. See Burse.] (Anat.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMMOBILIZATION

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