Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendonslides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursa ("purse"), from Ancient Greek βύρσα; compare purse, and bourse, which are doublets.
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