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bursitis

DEFINITIONS OF: bursitis

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n inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder

Types:
housemaid's knee
swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)
Type of:
inflammation, redness, rubor
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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