bursa
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McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
Thomopoulos and Marshall explored this possibility by injecting corticosteroid microspheres into the bursa of their rat model after tendon injury.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
The researchers documented similar changes to cells and proteins in bursa samples from patients who underwent surgery to repair rotator cuff injuries, suggesting comparable processes may occur in people.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Small fluid-filled sacs called bursa, which normally cushion the joint, may instead swell and ache.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
The affections of the bursa are described elsewhere.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Dolphins and other toothed whales, such as the beluga, echolocate via a specialized organ called the dorsal bursae, which sits at the top of their head, close to the blowhole.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 3, 2021
To study the role of the organ, Glick and his colleagues used chickens that had had their bursae removed for an unrelated experiment.
From Nature ● Jan. 5, 2015
Two bursae, the subacromial bursa and the subscapular bursa, help to prevent friction between the rotator cuff muscle tendons and the scapula as these tendons cross the glenohumeral joint.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Three major bursae and a fat pad are part of the complex joint that unites the femur and tibia of the leg.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Wounds involving tendons, bursae and closed articulations become swollen and discharge synovia.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
