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housemaid's knee

–noun Pathology.
inflammation of the bursa over the front of the kneecap.

Origin:
1825–35
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Main Entry: house·maid's knee
Pronunciation: 'hau-"smAdz-
Function: noun
: a swelling over the knee due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front ofthe patella
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housemaid's knee house·maid's knee (hous'mādz')
n.
Swelling and inflammation of the bursa in front of the patella just beneath the skin, caused by trauma, such as that caused by excessive kneeling. Also called prepatellar bursitis.

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