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Bursitis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Inflammation of a bursa, especially in the shoulder, elbow, or knee joint.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Inflammation of a bursa.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In pathology, inflammation of a bursa.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder

Word Usage

"Aging heels and flimsy footwear can produce deceptively similar symptoms to plantar fasciitis when in actuality, and with a little luck, the symptoms are really due to faux fasciitis, better known as heel bursitis, which is an inflammation of a tiny liquid-filled sack on the bottom of the heel bone."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rubor inflammation redness

Hyponym

housemaid's knee

Same Context

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