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Definition of housemaid’s knee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

housemaid’s knee

noun
 
/ˌhaʊsmeɪdz ˈniː/
 
/ˌhaʊsmeɪdz ˈniː/
[uncountable]
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  1. a condition in which the area around the kneecap becomes swollen (= larger than normal) and painful
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