Cisterna vs Bursa - What's the difference?

cisterna | bursa |


As nouns the difference between cisterna and bursa

is that cisterna is any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum while 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.

cisterna

English

Noun

(cisternae)
  • (biology) Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.

    • Anagrams

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    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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    See also

    * (pedialite)