"bursa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɜːsə/ [UK], /ˈbɝsə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bursa.wav Forms: bursae [plural], bursæ [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursa (“purse”), from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa); compare purse and bourse, which are doublets. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|bursa||purse}} Medieval Latin bursa (“purse”), {{der|en|grc|βύρσα}} Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa), {{doublet|en|purse|bourse|notext=1}} purse and bourse Head templates: {{en-noun|bursae|bursæ}} bursa (plural bursae or bursæ)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (sac where muscle slides across bone): beurs (Afrikaans), جِرَاب (jirāb) [masculine] (Arabic), (náng) (Chinese Mandarin), 滑液囊 (huáyènáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 滑囊 (huánáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 黏液囊 (niányènáng) (Chinese Mandarin), limapussi (Finnish), bourse [feminine] (French), Schleimbeutel [masculine] (German), θύλακας (thýlakas) [masculine] (Greek), nyálkatömlő (Hungarian), nyákatömlő (Hungarian), jäsensuma (Ingrian), 滑液包 (katsuekihō) (Japanese), bursa synovialis (Latin), kaletka [feminine] (Polish), kaletka maziowa [feminine] (Polish), bursa [feminine] (Portuguese), су́мка (súmka) [feminine] (Russian), синовиа́льная су́мка (sinoviálʹnaja súmka) [feminine] (Russian), bursa [common-gender] (Swedish), slemsäck [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bursa-en-noun-gkaD9dvn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 24 29 22 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'sac where muscle slides across bone': 72 9 11 9
  2. A diverticulum on the cloaca of young birds, which serves as a lymphatic organ and as part of the immune system, but which atrophies as the bird ages.
    Sense id: en-bursa-en-noun-XS2H48lx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 24 29 22
  3. Any of various pouch-like organs for storing semen prior to copulation in the male or for receiving semen in the female.
    Sense id: en-bursa-en-noun-an87q~Cr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 19 25 33 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 18 20 39 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 23 38 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 19 40 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 22 40 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 23 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 24 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 19 21 37 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 21 38 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 18 24 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 24 32 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 24 29 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 23 38 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 20 43 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 23 38 21
  4. (religion) A parament about twelve inches square in which the folded corporal is kept in for reasons of reverence. Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-bursa-en-noun-KwmwgtRd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 24 29 22 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bursar, bursary, disburse, reimburse

Inflected forms

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      "word": "bourse"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Schleimbeutel"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "thýlakas",
      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "θύλακας"
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "word": "jäsensuma"
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "word": "滑液包"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "word": "bursa synovialis"
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bursa"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sac where muscle slides across bone",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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