housemaid's knee
nounPathology.
inflammation of the bursa over the front of the kneecap.
Origin of housemaid's knee
1First recorded in 1825–35
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British Dictionary definitions for housemaid's knee
housemaid's knee
noun
inflammation and swelling of the bursa in front of the kneecap, caused esp by constant kneeling on a hard surface: Technical name: prepatellar bursitis
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