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HOUSEMAID'S KNEE

\hˈa͡ʊsme͡ɪdz nˈiː], \hˈa‍ʊsme‍ɪdz nˈiː], \h_ˈaʊ_s_m_eɪ_d_z n_ˈiː]\

Definitions of HOUSEMAID'S KNEE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

See Knee, house-maid's.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Inflammation anterior to the bursa patellae followed by effusion.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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