bunion

[buhn-yuh n]

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noun Podiatry.

inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.

Origin of bunion

1710–20; perhaps alteration of bunny (obsolete) lump, swelling, late Middle English bony, probably alteration of Old French buigne, buyne (French beigne) swelling, of Germanic orig.; cf. beignet

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Related Words for bunion

blister, abscess, bump, bruise, tumor, sore, welt, inflammation, injury, contusion, nodule, knob, wale, dilation, ridge, hump, increase, pock, wart, protuberance

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Historical Examples of bunion

Owing, I fancy, to a bunion, she was so leisurely a walker that it was I who must set my pace to hers.
Memoirs of a Midget
Walter de la Mare
Here you are, gents, the most wonderful corn and bunion salve in the market!
Young Auctioneers
Edward Stratemeyer
And, stepping forward in the boat, he kicked Michael on a bunion.
The Plow-Woman
Eleanor Gates
I flatter myself we could fit the biggest beetle-crusher ever bunion'd into the shape of a giant potato or a Californian nugget.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. July 30, 1887
Various
Bunion, bun′yun, n. a lump or inflamed swelling on the ball of the great toe.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for bunion

bunion

noun

swelling of the first joint of the big toe, which is displaced to one side. An inflamed bursa forms over the joint

Word Origin for bunion

C18: perhaps from obsolete bunny a swelling, of uncertain origin

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Word Origin and History for bunion

1718, apparently from East Anglian dialectic bunny "lump, swelling" (16c.), which is probably from Middle French buigne "bump on the head, swelling from a blow" (see bun).

bunion in Medicine

bunion

[bŭn′yən]

A localized swelling at either the medial or dorsal aspect of the first joint of the big toe, caused by an inflamed bursa.