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Baker’s cyst

Bak·er's cyst (plural Bak·er's cysts)


noun 
Definition:
 
swelling behind the knee: a painless swelling under the skin at the back of the knee caused by lubricating fluid escaping through the joint's capsule as a result of excessive fluid production

[Late 19th century. After William Morrant Baker (1838-1896), British surgeon]
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