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Definition of bursitis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bursitis

noun

/ˌbɜːˈsaɪtɪs/

/ˌbɜːrˈsaɪtɪs/

[uncountable] (medical)

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a condition in which a bursa becomes swollen (= larger and rounder than normal) and painful

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