bursa

«bursa» in Mova's school dictionary: A small bag of fluid in the body, usually near a joint… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a bursa, bursae or bursas)

meaning for a pupil

1) (science, body) A small bag of fluid in the body, usually near a joint like the knee or elbow, that stops bones, muscles and tendons from rubbing. tree →

2) (a name) Bursa, a big city in north-west Turkey. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, a bursa acts like a cushion. If it gets swollen and sore, it is called bursitis, for example «housemaid's knee». Bursa in Turkey is a famous old city.

examples

• A bursa helps your knee move smoothly. tree →
• The footballer hurt the bursa in his elbow. tree →
• Too much kneeling can swell the bursa in your knee. tree →
• We flew to Bursa to visit relatives. tree →
• The doctor said Grandma's sore shoulder was a swollen bursa. tree →

note

Plural: bursae (BUR-see) or bursas. Related: bursitis (swollen bursa). The city is written with a capital B.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bursa» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.