bursa

Example Sentences

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The man’s doctor recommended stretching exercises for the muscles around the bursae.

From New York Times

The surgery is believed to have been a success, although Beck currently has a bursa sac on his right knee.

From Washington Times

He determined that cells produced in an organ found in birds—called the bursa of Fabricius—were responsible for antibody production, and that their development was distinct from that of T cells.

From Scientific American

He determined that cells produced in an organ found in birds — called the bursa of Fabricius — were responsible for antibody production, and that their development was distinct from that of T-cells.

From Nature

Washington first publicly diagnosed Scherzer’s injury as a mid-back strain, then changed that to inflammation in the bursa under his right shoulder blade.

From Washington Post