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Housemaid's Knee

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Noun

1. housemaid's knee

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

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Housemaid's Knee

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noun

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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Housemaid's Knee

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an inflammation of the saclike cavity covering the kneecap, caused by much kneeling

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Housemaid's Knee

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n.

See prepatellar bursitis.

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