bursa

McVay said a few days later that a bursa sac in Nacua’s knee had burst.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024

Uninjured tendons in the shoulder frequently degenerate over time after the initial injury, and "the animal data imply that retaining the bursa may prevent or delay progression of this pathology."

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

Gout and Flatfoot.—Bunions consist originally of an enlargement of a bursa over the proximal end and the inner side of the big toe in order to protect the bone and joint from friction.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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

Subcutaneous bursae prevent friction between the skin and an underlying bone, submuscular bursae protect muscles from rubbing against a bone or another muscle, and a subtendinous bursa prevents friction between bone and a muscle tendon.

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

Lack of cloacal bursae in T. ornata and in all testudinids, can be correlated with the completely terrestrial habits of those turtles.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler