[
UK
/bˈɜːsɐ/
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NOUN
- a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
How To Use bursa In A Sentence
- Proximally, the bursa is bordered by a synovial lining that separates the bursa from the proximal fat pad.
- burse" (Lat. _bursa_, Gr. [Greek: borsa], bag of skin) is particularly used of the embroidered purse which is one of the insignia of office of the lord high chancellor of England, and of the pouch which in the Roman Church contains the "corporal" in the service of the Mass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
- Last year, Patricia McMahon, who attended St Patrick s Community College, was awarded the bursary.
- Students would have to ensure that bursaries awarded to them were used "fruitfully". ANC Daily News Briefing
- As a great concession, the bursar offered us a room in a hostel for graduate students.
- Tessier has been studying religion at Saint Paul University in Ottawa and received a bursary to study English.
- In patients with retrocalcaneal bursitis, the retrocalcaneal bursa should be completely excised.
- That programme has supported 463 students over 5 years, with bursars achieving an 80 to 95 percent pass rate.
- We should not limit these honours to renaming landmarks, but should come up with still more meaningful instruments, such as bursaries and other interventions that directly benefit our people. ANC Daily News Briefing
- Bursae are small fluid-filled sacs that serve as cushions and reduce friction between bone and other moving parts, such as overlying muscle, tendons, or skin. About.com Arthritis