| Bursa, plural bursas or bursae, within the mammalian body, any small pouch or sac between tendons, muscles, or skin and bony prominences at points of friction or stress. |
| Injection of joints, bursae, tendon sheaths, and soft tissues of the human body is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic skill for family physicians. |
| The bursae most commonly involved are the prepatellar and that over the metatarsal joint of the great toe. |
| Hernial protrusion of a portion of a bursa is sometimes seen after injuries of bursae. |
| In particular, palpation can identify tenderness over the sites of muscle attachment to bone and the bursae. |
| Possibly, the tendons, as well as tendon sheaths and surrounding bursae, will respond to overuse with inflammation and consequent swelling. |
