bursa
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Medieval Latin bursa (“purse”); compare purse.
Noun [edit]
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.
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See also [edit]
Bursa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Synovial bursa
Translations [edit]
A sac where muscle slides across bone
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Latin [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
Medieval Latin; from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (bursa, “hide, wine-skin”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈbur.sa/
Noun [edit]
bursa (genitive bursae); f, first declension
- (originally) oxhide, animal skin
- (by extension) purse, especially one made of skin or leather
- supply of money, funds
- pension
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Northern Sami [edit]
Noun [edit]
bursa
- purse (for money)
- wallet
- stock market
Romansch [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) buorsa
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (bursa, “hide, wine-skin”).
Noun [edit]
bursa f (plural bursas)
