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housemaid's knee

NOUN
  1. swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)

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  • housemaid's knee" but its real name is prepatellar bursitis. CTV News RSS Feed
  • A somewhat similar swelling, often as large as an egg, is sometimes seen over the kneepan, more often in those who work upon their knees, hence the name housemaid's knee. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)
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