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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