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Bursa vs Bursal - What's the difference?

bursa | bursal |

As a noun bursa

is 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.

As a proper noun Bursa

is a city in northwestern Turkey.

As an adjective bursal is

of, pertaining to, or resembling, a bursa.

bursa

English

Noun

  • (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.

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    * (pedialite)

    bursal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a bursa.

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