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housemaid's knee
(redirected from prepatellar bursitis)

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house·maid's knee (housmdz)
n.
A swelling of the bursa in front of the patella just beneath the skin, caused by trauma, such as that brought about by excessive kneeling.
housemaid's knee
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation and swelling of the bursa in front of the kneecap, caused esp by constant kneeling on a hard surface Technical name prepatellar bursitis
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Noun1.housemaid's knee - swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)
bursitis - inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder
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housemaid's knee n (Med) → ginocchio della lavandaia
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