bursa-, burso-, burs-

(Greek > Latin: bag, sac, saclike; purse)

achillobursitis

Inflammation and thickening of the bursae [saclike cavities filled with a fluid about the Achilles tendon; especially, of the bursa in front of it].

bourse

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.

bursae

bursal

bursalogy

bursar

bursary

burse

bursectomy

Surgical removal of a bursa.

A bursa is 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 the tendons and the bones, skin, and bone and muscles. They function to facilitate fluid movement.

bursiform

bursitis

bursolith

bursopathy

Any disease of a bursa (a sac or saclike cavity filled with a viscid [VIS id] or sticky fluid that is situated at places in the tissues at which friction would otherwise develop).

bursotomy

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bursa-, burso-, burs-

(Greek > Latin: bag, sac, saclike; purse)

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