Definition of BURSA

bursa

Plural: bursae, bursas, bursæ

Noun

  • A small, fluid-filled sac in the body, typically near joints.
  • a city in northwestern Turkey
  • a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Any of various pouch-like organs for storing semen prior to copulation in the male or for receiving semen in the female.
  • A parament about twelve inches square in which the folded corporal is kept in for reasons of reverence.

Examples

  • Finding ’BURSA’ on a triple word score felt like a hidden bodily pouch of points.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursa (“purse”), from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa); compare purse and bourse, which are doublets.

Synonyms

Brusa

Scrabble Score: 7

bursa: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bursa: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bursa: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

bursa: valid Words With Friends Word