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
When the bursa was removed, strength of the undamaged tendon deteriorated and the bone quality deteriorated.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
"Overall, what we're seeing is a beneficial role of the bursa for rotator cuff health, in contrast with the historical view that the inflamed bursa is detrimental," says Thomopoulos.
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
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
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
The noninfectious inflammation of bursae and thecae usually result from contusions or strains and generally run their course without becoming infective in character, where vitality and resistance of the subject are normal.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
