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yən noun Podiatry.
inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
Origin:
1710–20; perhaps alteration of bunny (obsolete) lump, swelling, late Middle English bony, probably alteration of Old French buigne, buyne (French beigne) swelling, of Germanic orig.; cf. beignet
1710–20; perhaps alteration of bunny (obsolete) lump, swelling, late Middle English bony, probably alteration of Old French buigne, buyne (French beigne) swelling, of Germanic orig.; cf. beignet
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| —n | |
| swelling of the first joint of the big toe, which is displaced to one side. An inflamed bursa forms over the joint | |
| [C18: perhaps from obsolete bunny a swelling, of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
bunion
1718, from E.Anglian dialectic bunny "lump, swelling" (16c.), from M.Fr. buigne "bump on the head" (see bun).
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Medical Dictionary
bunion bun·ion (bŭn'yən)
n.
A localized swelling at either the medial or dorsal aspect of the first joint of the big toe, caused by an inflamed bursa.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
bunion
type of bursitis that appears as a bulge covered by thickened skin occurring at the base of the big toe, where friction against the side of the shoe takes place. The protuberance is due to a swelling of the bursa mucosa, a closed sac filled with a clear, lubricating fluid. The bunion causes pain, localized tenderness, and limitation of motion, and it results in permanent deformation, forcing the toe toward the little toe.
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After having a bunion surgery, patients are given a pain medicine injection that may last for up to several days or a placebo.
People with bunions often develop a callus over the bunion because it rubs against the shoe.
She was treated with a bunion shield and arch cookies.
Even direct impressions are painted over with gilding, as if to perfect their shape, eliminate evidence of the unsightly bunion.
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