Meanings
nounbursitis (countable and uncountable, plural bursitides or bursitises)
plural bursitides · plural bursitises
- countableuncountablemedicineAn inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee
Origin
Translations
Arabic اِلْتِهَاب جِرَاب
- اِلْتِهَاب جِرَاب (iltihāb jirāb)inflammation of a bursa
Chinese Mandarin 黏液囊炎
- 黏液囊炎 (niányènángyán)inflammation of a bursa
Dutch slijmbeursontsteking, bursitis
- slijmbeursontstekinginflammation of a bursa
- bursitisinflammation of a bursa
Finnish limapussintulehdus, bursiitti
- limapussintulehdusinflammation of a bursa
- bursiittiinflammation of a bursa
French bursite, hygroma
- bursiteinflammation of a bursa
- hygromainflammation of a bursa
German Schleimbeutelentzündung, Bursitis
- Schleimbeutelentzündunginflammation of a bursa
- Bursitisinflammation of a bursa
Hungarian kötőszöveti zacskó gyulladása, nyáktömlőgyulladás
- kötőszöveti zacskó gyulladásainflammation of a bursa
- nyáktömlőgyulladásinflammation of a bursa
- nyáktömlő gyulladásinflammation of a bursa
Icelandic belgbólga
- belgbólgainflammation of a bursa
Italian borsite
- borsiteinflammation of a bursa
Latin bursitis
- bursitisinflammation of a bursa
Polish zapalenie kaletki maziowej
- zapalenie kaletki maziowejinflammation of a bursa
Romanian bursită
- bursităinflammation of a bursa
Russian бурси́т
- бурси́т (bursít)inflammation of a bursa
Spanish bursitis
- bursitisinflammation of a bursa
Turkish bursit, bursitis
- bursitinflammation of a bursa
- bursitisinflammation of a bursa
Cite this entry
APA
bursitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bursitis
MLA
“bursitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bursitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bursitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bursitis.
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