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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bursa /ˈbəːsə/

▶noun (pl. bursae /-siː/ or bursas) Anatomy a fluid-filled sac or cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.

– derivatives
bursal adjective.

– origin C19: from med. L., ‘bag, purse’.

'bursa' also found in these Oxford entries:

B-lymphocyte - bourse - bursar - burse - bursitis - purse - reimburse - shepherd's purse

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