Bursitis is a painful inflammation of a bursa. A bursa is a small sac of fluid that cushions the bones, tendons, and muscles that are located near your joints.
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Bursitis
/bɝˈsaɪ.tɪs/
Synonyms for "bursitis" (28 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Noun(2 words)
bursa inflammationbursal inflammation
Strong matches (8)
Related words (14)
Noun(1 words)
inflammation of bursa
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4 entriesolecranon bursitisprepatellar bursitissubacromial bursitistrochanteric bursitis
Collocations
6 entriesacute bursitischronic bursitisolecranon bursitisprepatellar bursitissubacromial bursitistrochanteric bursitis
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
1 entriesbursal inflammation
Sample sentences
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Pain over the hip joint could mean bursitis.
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