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noun
swelling of the bursa before the kneecap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: prepatellar bursitis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bursitis
History
So called because it used to be prevalent among housemaids, who spent time kneeling on floors to clean them.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
