: a bodily pouch or sac: such as
a
: a small serous sac between a tendon and a bone
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Nacua would miss a good amount of training camp due to the bursa sack, and would eventually return on Aug. 26.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Potential Causes of Elbow Joint Pain Elbow joint pain can have various causes, including injury to muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, or bursae.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 12 July 2024
If traumatized, the bursa can fill with fluid, which can limit motion and cause pain.
—Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
The bursa is one indication that this is a male worm.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
Bursitis Bursitis causes pain in the front of your knee if a bursa becomes irritated and swollen.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 12 Aug. 2023
The procedure repaired a torn labrum, removed two bone spurs and cleaned up his bursa and rotator cuff tendon.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
This sperm-hungry organ is called the bursa copulatrix.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Potential Causes of Elbow Joint Pain Elbow joint pain can have various causes, including injury to muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, or bursae.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 12 July 2024
If traumatized, the bursa can fill with fluid, which can limit motion and cause pain.
—Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
The bursa is one indication that this is a male worm.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
Bursitis Bursitis causes pain in the front of your knee if a bursa becomes irritated and swollen.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 12 Aug. 2023
The procedure repaired a torn labrum, removed two bone spurs and cleaned up his bursa and rotator cuff tendon.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
This sperm-hungry organ is called the bursa copulatrix.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
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