ALL meanings of bursa
bur·sa
B b - noun bursa a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints 3
- noun bursa any saclike cavity or structure 3
- noun bursa a city in NW Turkey: founded in the 2nd century bc; seat of Bithynian kings. Pop: 1 413 000 (2005 est) 3
- noun bursa city in NW Turkey: capital of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th cent.: pop. 775,000 3
- noun bursa a sac or pouchlike cavity, esp. one containing a fluid that reduces friction, as between a tendon and bone 3
- noun bursa body cavity or sac 1
- noun plural bursa Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone. 1
- noun bursa a city in NW Turkey in Asia: a former capital of the Ottoman Empire. 1
- noun bursa (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. 0