- bunion
- bunion 1718, from E.Anglian dialectic bunny "lump, swelling" (16c.), from M.Fr. buigne "bump on the head" (see BUN (Cf. bun)).
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Bunion — Bun ion, n. (Med.) Same as {Bunyon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bunion — ► NOUN ▪ a painful swelling on the big toe. ORIGIN Old French buignon, from buigne bump on the head … English terms dictionary
bunion — [bun′yən] n. [< dial. (E Anglian) bunny < ME boni, swelling < OFr buigne: see BUN1] an inflammation and swelling of the bursa at the base of the big toe, with a thickening of the skin … English World dictionary
Bunion — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Width = 250 Caption = DiseasesDB = 5604 ICD10 = ICD10|M|20|1|m|20 ICD9 = ICD9|727.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = orthoped eMedicineTopic = 467 MeshID = D006215 A bunion (hallux valgus) is a… … Wikipedia
Bunion — A bunion is a localized painful swelling at the base of the big toe (the great toe). The joint is enlarged (due to new bone formation) and the toe is often misaligned. It is frequently associated with inflammation. It can be related to… … Medical dictionary
bunion — UK [ˈbʌnjən] / US noun [countable] Word forms bunion : singular bunion plural bunions a painful swollen area on the side of your big toe … English dictionary
Bunion — Bunyon Bun yon, Bunion Bun ion, n. [Cf. Prov. E. bunny a small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See {Bun}.] (Med.) An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the burs[ae] muscos[ae]), usually occurring on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bunion — /bun yeuhn/, n. Podiatry. inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe. [1710 20; perh. alter. of bunny (obs.) lump, swelling, late ME bony, prob. alter. of … Universalium
bunion — [18] Bunion is probably a modification of the East Anglian dialect word bunny ‘lump, swelling’, representing a 15th century form bony, glossed in a contemporary English Latin dictionary as ‘great knob’. This was apparently borrowed from Old… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bunion — [[t]bʌ̱njən[/t]] bunions N COUNT A bunion is a large painful lump on the first joint of a person s big toe … English dictionary
