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noun (pl=bursae or bursas)
  1. (context, 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.
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    Etymology: From Latin, bursa "purse"

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