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ASEPTIC BURSITIS
Inflammation of a bursa that is not caused by infection. A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reducefriction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as bursitis. most commonly this is not an infectiouscondition (aseptic bursitis).