bunion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bunion	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for bunion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bunion n a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. (Med.) Same as {Bunyon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[91] muscos[91]), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe.