noun.
A sac or saclike bodily cavity, especially one containing a viscous lubricating fluid and located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In anatomy and zoology, a pouch, sac, or vesicle: variously applied with a qualifying term.
noun.
[capitalized] A genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Brassicaceæ. See Capsella and shepherd's-purse.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences.
noun.
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.
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noun.
a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
noun.
a city in northwestern Turkey
Word Usage
"The spermatheca (also called the bursa copulatrix) is an organ that can't be exchanged, while a spermatophore is a packet of sperm that is given to a slug's (or a snail's) partner during mating and may or may not be stored in the spermatheca."