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Bursiform Buhr Suh Form Adjective Shaped Pouch Sac Latin Bursa

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bursiform /BUHR-suh-form/
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adjective
Shaped like a pouch or a sac.

[From Latin bursa (bag, pouch), from Greek byrsa (skin, hide). Earliest documented use: 1835.]

"Our results indicated that mononuclear cells ... developed a bursiform shape." - Bone Research; Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week; Jun 9, 2012.

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