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Bunion(health)
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bunion(dictionary)

bunion (iou)



bunion noun. E18.
[Perh. extension of BUNNY noun1, or ult. from Old French buignon, from buigne (mod. bigne) bump on the head, perh. of Germanic origin (cf. Middle High German bunge lump): see -OON.]
An inflamed swelling on the foot, esp. of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe.