Associations to the word «Bunion»

Wiktionary

BUNION, noun. (pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.
BUNION, noun. (colloquial) (by extension) hallux valgus, deviation of the big toe from its normal position towards the other toes, the prime cause for the swelling of its first joint.

Dictionary definition

BUNION, noun. A painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe.

Wise words

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