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Bursa in Russian

Bursa in Russian is Бу́рса, синовиа́льная су́мка, су́мка — Bursa means a small sac filled with fluid found where a tendon or muscle moves over a bone, cushioning the movement to stop rubbing.

Bursa in Russian

Бу́рса
proper noun
Pronounced: Bursa
A province and metropolitan municipality in northwestern Anatolia Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara.
синовиа́льная су́мка
noun
Pronounced: sinovialnaya sumka
(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
су́мка
noun
Pronounced: sumka
(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.

What does "Bursa" mean?

  1. noun A small sac filled with fluid found where a tendon or muscle moves over a bone, cushioning the movement to stop rubbing.
    "Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, which results in pain, tenderness, and stiffness and in some cases, swelling and redness."
  2. noun (zoology) A pouch near a young bird's cloaca that works as part of its immune system and shrinks away as the bird grows up.
    "The bursa is located near the terminal portion of the cloaca and, like the thymus, is a lymphoepithelial organ."
  3. noun A pouch-like body part in some animals that holds semen before mating in males, or receives it in females.
  4. noun (Christianity) A square cloth case, about a foot wide, used to hold the folded altar cloth out of respect.
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Bursa in a sentence

  • Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, which results in pain, tenderness, and stiffness and in some cases, swelling and redness.
  • A bursa may be present deep to coracobrachialis tendon.
  • The bursa is located near the terminal portion of the cloaca and, like the thymus, is a lymphoepithelial organ.

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What is "Bursa" in Russian?
"Bursa" in Russian is Бу́рса, синовиа́льная су́мка, су́мка. Bursa means: A small sac filled with fluid found where a tendon or muscle moves over a bone, cushioning the movement to stop rubbing.
How do you pronounce Бу́рса?
"Bursa" in Russian is Бу́рса, pronounced "Bursa".
Are there other ways to say "Bursa" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "Bursa": Бу́рса, синовиа́льная су́мка, су́мка.
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