Bur·sa (bûr s , b r-sä) A city of northwest Turkey west of Ankara. It dates from the third century b.c. and was a capital of the Ottoman Turks in the 1300s. Population: 1,190,000. |
| bur·sa (bûrs) n. pl. bur·sae (-s  ) or bur·sas A sac or saclike bodily cavity, especially one containing a viscous lubricating fluid and located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures. [Late Latin, purse, pouch, from Greek, skin, wineskin.] bur sal adj. |
bursa [ˈbɜːsə]
n pl -sae [-siː], -sas
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology any saclike cavity or structure
[from Medieval Latin: bag, pouch, from Greek: skin, hide; see purse]
bursal adj
Bursa [ˈbɜːsə]
n
(Placename) a city in NW Turkey: founded in the 2nd century bc; seat of Bithynian kings. Pop.: 1 066 559 (1997) Former name Brusa
bur•sa (ˈbɜr sə)
n., pl. -sae (-sē), -sas.
a pouch, sac, or vesicle, esp. a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
[1795–1805; < New Latin, Late Latin: a bag, pouch, purse < Greek býrsa a skin, hide]
bur′sal, adj.
bur′sate (-seɪt) adj.
Bur•sa (burˈsɑ) n.
a city in NW Turkey in Asia: a former capital of the Ottoman Empire. 996,600.
| bursa (bûrs) Plural bursae (bûr s) or bursas A flattened sac containing a lubricating fluid that reduces friction between two moving structures in the body, as a tendon and a bone. |
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Bursa - a city in northwestern Turkey Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 |
| 2. | bursa - a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints sac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal |
Translations
bur·sa
n. L. bursa, bolsa o saco en forma de cavidad que contiene líquido sinovial en áreas de los tejidos donde puede ocurrir una fricción.
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