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Definitions for Bursa

[1] Anatomy , Zoology . a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
[2] a city in NW Turkey in Asia: a former capital of the Ottoman Empire.
[3] a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints
[4] zoology any saclike cavity or structure
[5] a city in NW Turkey: founded in the 2nd century bc ; seat of Bithynian kings. Pop: 1 413 000 (2005 est) Former name: Brusa

Words related to Bursa

pocketbook, pocket, wallet, bag, handbag, pouch, cyst, crater, poke, hide, leather, clutch, frame, sack, receptacle, carryall, lizard, moneybag, billfold, reticule

Words nearby Bursa

burrow, burrowing blenny, burrowing owl, burrstone, burry, bursa, bursa of fabricius, bursa of gastrocnemius, bursa of semimembranosus, bursal synovitis, bursar

Origin of Bursa

1795–1805; < New Latin, Late Latin bursa a bag, pouch, purse < Greek býrsa a skin, hide

Other words from Bursa

bur·sal , adjective
bur·sate [bur -seyt] /ˈbɜr seɪt/ , adjective
post·bur·sal , adjective
bur′ sal adj.

Word origin for Bursa

C19: from Medieval Latin: bag, pouch, from Greek: skin, hide; see purse

Synonyms for Bursa

bag, handbag, pocket, pocketbook, pouch, wallet, billfold, carryall, clutch, frame, hide, leather, lizard, moneybag, poke, receptacle, reticule, sack