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housemaid's knee

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the bursa over the front of the kneecap.

housemaid's knee

noun

  1. inflammation and swelling of the bursa in front of the kneecap, caused esp by constant kneeling on a hard surface Technical nameprepatellar bursitis

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Origin of housemaid's knee1

First recorded in 1825–35

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