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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. (Med.) Same as Bunyon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bunyon \Bun"yon\, Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. bunny a small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See Bun.] (Med.) An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac (one of the burs[ae] muscos[ae]), usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bunion n 1: a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe