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bursa

bur·sa [ búrssə ] (plural bur·sas or bur·sae [ búr see ])


noun 
Definition:
 
fluid-filled sac: a fluid-filled body sac that reduces friction around joints or between other parts that rub against one another

[Early 19th century. Via modern Latin< medieval Latin, "bag, purse" < Greek, "wineskin"]

bur·sal adjective
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