bursa fabricii


bur·sa fa·bri·c'i·i

the bursa of Fabricius in poultry, a blind saclike structure located on the posterodorsal wall of the cloaca; it performs a thymuslike function. Synonym(s): bursa of Fabricius

Fabricius,

Girolamo (Hieronymus ab Aquapendente), Italian anatomist and embryologist, 1537-1619. bursa fabricii - in poultry, a blind saclike structure located on the posterodorsal wall of the cloaca. Synonym(s): bursa of Fabriciusbursa of Fabricius - Synonym(s): bursa fabriciiFabricius ship - the outlines of the sphenoid, occipital, and frontal bones, from their fancied resemblance to the hull of a ship.