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housemaid's knee
noun
inflammation of the bursa over the front of the kneecap.
housemaid's knee
noun
Technical name: prepatellar bursitis.Ģżinflammation and swelling of the bursa in front of the kneecap, caused esp by constant kneeling on a hard surface
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of housemaid's knee1
Example Sentences
Housemaidās knee, tennis elbow, writerās cramp, potterās wrist and other afflictions are much older than iPad neck, but they all have similar causes.
He spent two years taking photographs of each individual can, and had to see a doctor after developing tennis elbow and housemaid's knee as a result.
Tango Foot āHousemaid's knee, miner's elbow and similar ailments have now a formidable rival in ātango foot.ā
Constantly repeated actions are not unique to computing, and many people have suffered from housemaid's knee, tennis elbow, writer's cramp and other physical complaints.
That morningās biology lesson had been about how contraception can cause diseases such as St. Vitus Dance and Housemaidās Knee.
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