Prepatellar bursitis (also referred to as patellar bursitis) is a painful condition affecting the front of the kneecap (patella). The prepatellar bursa is usually very thin and serves as a cushion between the patella and your skin, protecting your kneecap and the soft tissue that holds it is place.repatellar Bursitis. Bursitis in the knee is a very painful condition in which a bursa sac becomes irritated and inflamed, affecting the bursa and the soft tissue around it. A bursa is a sac of synovial fluid, rich in protein and collagen.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  sylvan(Noun) One that resides in the woods. 2  sylvan(Adjective) pertaining to the forest, or woodlands. 3  sylvan(Adjective) residing in a forest or wood.  sylvan(Adjective) wooded, or covered in forest.
Sylva, North Carolina. Sylva (New Orleans of the Carolinas) is an incorporated town located in central Jackson County, in the Plott Balsam Mountains of Western North Carolina, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,588. It is the county seat, having taken over from nearby Webster in 1913.