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• BUNION (a word usually derived from the Ital. bugnone, a swelling,' but, according to the New English Dictionary, the late and rare literary use of the word makes an Italian derivation unlikely; there is an O. Eng. word " bunny," also meaning a swelling,

BUNION (a word usually derived from the Ital. bugnone, a swelling,' but, according to the New See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• DICTIONARY

Dictionary, the See also:

• LATE

late and rare See also:

• LITERARY

literary use of the word makes an See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian derivation unlikely; there is an O. Eng. word " bunny," also meaning a swelling,  and an O . Fr. buigne, See also:

• MODERN

modern bigne, showing a probable See also:

• COMMON

common origin now lost, cf. also " bunch "), an inflamed swelling of the bursa mucosa, the See also:

• SAC

sac containing synovial fluid on the metatarsal See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint of the big toe, or, more rarely, of the little toe . This may be accompanied by corns or suppuration, leading to an See also:

• ULCER

ulcer or even See also:

• GANGRENE (from Gr. y&yypawa, an eating sore, from ypaivewv, to gnaw)

gangrene . The cause is usually pressure; removal of this, and See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general palliative treatment by dressings, &c. are usually effective, but in severe and obstinate cases a surgical operation may be necessary .