Did you know?
A bursa is a little pouch filled with fluid that sits between a tendon and a bone. When the fluid becomes infected by bacteria or irritated by too much movement, bursitis results. Throwing a baseball too many times at one session, for example, may inflame and irritate one of the bursae (notice the plural form) in the shoulder. Bursitis in another part of the body may be known by a traditional name such as "housemaid's knee", "soldier's heel", or "tennis elbow". Bursitis generally goes away after a few weeks of resting the affected area, and the pain can be treated with ice packs and aspirin.
Examples of bursitis in a Sentence
Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Vanderbilt, 24, was finding his rhythm on the court recently after missing the season’s first 20 games because of left heel bursitis (inflammation).
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
Also, bursitis, tendinitis, and chronic strain are overuse injuries that may also cause painful joints.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
With Jarred Vanderbilt sidelined because of left heel bursitis, Reddish has been getting some extra playing time.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
As a result, the knee brace is not only a good choice for issues like arthritis and bursitis but also for people who want to use it for working out.
—Jack Byram, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023
Pain in the neck and shoulder radiating down the neck causes more concern for compression of a nerve in the neck than bursitis.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
Detroit ended up being thinner at center than expected, as Plumlee was a late scratch with bursitis in his right elbow.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2021
These injuries—which include rotator cuff tears, tendonitis, bursitis, and frozen shoulder—occur when doctors or nurses inject patients too high in the shoulder or choose an inappropriate needle length, and the vaccine causes an inflammatory reaction resulting in injury.
—Leah Durant, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2020
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'bursitis.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near bursitis
Cite this Entry
“Bursitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bursitis. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
bursitis
noun
Medical Definition
bursitis
noun
Share