bursa

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin bursa (“‘purse’”).

[edit] Noun

Singular
bursa

Plural
bursas or bursae

bursa (plural bursas or bursae)

  1. (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.

[edit] Translations

A sac where muscle slides across bone

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[edit] Northern Sami

[edit] Noun

bursa

  1. purse (for money)
  2. wallet
  3. stock market
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