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noun
An inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor
Narrower terms: housemaid's knee
History
Etymology tree English bursa Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English bursitis From bursa + -itis.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
