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# bursa

noun (a bursa, bursae or bursas)

«bursa» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science, body) A small bag of fluid in the body, usually near a joint like the knee or elbow, that stops bones, muscles and tendons from rubbing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/#m1)
2. (a name) Bursa, a big city in north-west Turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, a bursa acts like a cushion. If it gets swollen and sore, it is called bursitis, for example «housemaid's knee». Bursa in Turkey is a famous old city.

### Examples

- A bursa helps your knee move smoothly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/#x1)
- The footballer hurt the bursa in his elbow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/#x2)
- Too much kneeling can swell the bursa in your knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/#x3)
- We flew to Bursa to visit relatives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/#x4)
- The doctor said Grandma's sore shoulder was a swollen bursa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/#x5)

### Note

Plural: bursae (BUR-see) or bursas. Related: bursitis (swollen bursa). The city is written with a capital B.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bursa» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bursa/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bursa» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bursa.html) on Mova free.