Bursa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bursa \Bur"sa\, n.; pl. {Burs[ae]}. [L. See {Burse}.] (Anat.)
     Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial
     sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane,
     interposed between tendons and bony prominences.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bursa
       n 1: a city in northwestern Turkey [syn: {Brusa}]
       2: a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of
          the body especially at joints