bursa

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The bursa often becomes inflamed, sometimes concurrently, when underlying tendons are injured, and surgeons often remove the tissue because they suspect it is a source of shoulder inflammation and pain.

From Science Daily

Small fluid-filled sacs called bursa, which normally cushion the joint, may instead swell and ache.

From New York Times

“Daniels is fine,” Kelly said, describing the QB’s injury as a bursa sac issue.

From Seattle Times

While I was under general and local anesthesia, he cut a five-inch incision across my elbow and removed my bursa and other infected tissue.

From Scientific American

"This is our Afghan authentic dress. Afghan women wear such colourful and modest attires. The black bursa has never been part of the Afghan culture," tweeted Spozhmay Maseed, a rights activist based in Virginia.

From BBC