/?b??.s?/pluralbursaeuk/?b??.sa?/us/?b??.sa?/asac(=partof thebodylike abag)that isfilledwithfluidandprotectstissuefrominjuryduetofriction囊SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSubstances & structures in the body
abductor
accessorius
adductor
adenoid
agonist
grey matter
groove
gyrus
hallucis
hilum
papilla
papillary
parietal
pecten
pectineal
vesical
vesicle
vestibular
vestibule
visceral muscle
See more results ?(Definition ofbursafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)Examples from literature
A synovial bursa is situated underneath the tendinous attachment of the posterior portion of the triceps brachii—the long head or caput magnum.
Swelling of the tissues contiguous to the bursa is present and pain is evinced upon manipulation of the parts.
The bursa underneath the tendon of the subscapularis muscle when inflamed causes alteration in the attitude of the shoulder and impairment of its movements.
The sub-deltoid or sub-acromial bursa, which usually presents a single cavity and does not normally communicate with the shoulder-joint, is indispensable in abduction and rotation of the humerus.
These affections are characterised by an effusion of fluid into the sac of the bursa with thickening of its lining membrane.
