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bun·ion

 (bŭn′yən)
n.
A painful, inflamed swelling of the bursa at the first joint of the big toe, characterized by enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
[Probably alteration of obsolete bunny, swelling, from Middle English bony, perhaps from Old French bugne; see bun1.]
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bunion

(ˈbʌnjən)
n
(Pathology) swelling of the first joint of the big toe, which is displaced to one side. An inflamed bursa forms over the joint
[C18: perhaps from obsolete bunny a swelling, of uncertain origin]
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bun•ion

(ˈbʌn yən)

n.
an inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe.
[1710–20]
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bunion

The swelling of the joint between the big toe and first metatarsal bone, caused by wearing ill-fitting shoes.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bunion - a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toebunion - a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
puffiness, swelling, lump - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
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Translations
kuří oko
knyst
vaivaisenluu
oteklina
バニオン
건막류
knöl på stortån
ตาปลาบนเท้า
nốt viêm tấy ở kẽ ngón chân cái

bunion

[ˈbʌnjən] N (Med) → juanete m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bunion

[ˈbʌnjən] n → oignon m (au pied)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bunion

n → Ballen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bunion

[ˈbʌnjən] n → callo (al piede)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bunion

→ وَرَم إِبْهام القَدَم kuří oko knyst entzündeter Fußballen κάλος juanete vaivaisenluu oignon oteklina callo バニオン 건막류 eeltknobbel liktorn haluks joanete бурсит большого пальца стопы knöl på stortån ตาปลาบนเท้า yangılı ayak şişi nốt viêm tấy ở kẽ ngón chân cái 拇囊炎
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

bun·ion

n. bunio, juanete, infl. de la bursa en la primera coyuntura del dedo pulgar del pie. V.: Hallux valgus
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bunion

n juanete m
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