θύλακας — meaning in English

English meaning

• bursa noun 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.
• pocket noun A small fabric pouch sewn into clothing for carrying small items.

Senses

θύλακας is used for these senses in English:

• bursa (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.
• pocket (clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

bursa — full definition

1. noun 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.
2. noun A diverticulum on the cloaca of young birds, which serves as a lymphatic organ and as part of the immune system, but which atrophies as the bird ages.
3. noun Any of various pouchlike organs for storing semen prior to copulation in the male or for receiving semen in the female.
4. noun A parament about twelve inches square in which the folded corporal is kept in for reasons of reverence.

pocket — full definition

1. noun A small fabric pouch sewn into clothing for carrying small items.
2. noun A person's available money or financial means.
3. noun A small, isolated area or group, cut off from the surrounding whole.
4. verb To take something, especially money, dishonestly or secretly for oneself.
5. verb To put something into a pocket.

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