Word Parts - bursa, burso, burs

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bursa-, burso-, burs- : From Greek to Latin bag, sac, saclike, purse

macroburst - strong downdraft of wind over 2.5 miles in diameter; bursa - sac or saclike bodily cavity filled with viscid fluid, usually between joints at points of friction; polytentinobursitis - tendinitis and bursistis occurring in multiple areas at the same time; bursopathy - disease of bursa; bursitis - inflammation of the fluid-filled sac.

And for you:

bursal; bursotomy; bursary; bursectomy; bursalogy; peribursal; bursula; achillobursitis

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary