BURSA


Meaning of BURSA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbər-sə ]

noun

( plural bur·sas -səz ; or bur·sae -ˌsē, -ˌsī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, bag, purse — more at purse

Date: 1803

: a bodily pouch or sac: as

a. : a small serous sac between a tendon and a bone

b. : bursa of Fabricius

• bur·sal -səl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.