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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
Susan Gubar
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Buehler was placed on the IL on May 2 with shoulder bursitis and had thrown 52 pitches over 2 1/3 innings, with two walks and four strikeouts before the ejection.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 21 May 2025
That's why the Red Sox were eagerly anticipating the return of Walker Buehler, their $21.05 million offseason free agent signing, to the mound Tuesday after 18 days on the injured list with shoulder bursitis.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
With Buehler making his first start since April because of shoulder bursitis, the Mets figured Buehler would be on a short leash.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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“Bursitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bursitis. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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