water on the knee

noun phrase

: an accumulation of synovial fluid in the knee joint (as from injury or disease) marked especially by swelling

Examples of water on the knee in a Sentence

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However, setbacks and pain have persisted, and the effusion, a collection of fluid around the joint also known as water on the knee, have pushed the target back. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 Operation Available at Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Barnes & Noble The poor patient in Operation sure has a lot of ailments: writer's cramp, water on the knee, and brain freeze are just the start. Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022 The poor patient in Operation sure has a lot of ailments: writer's cramp, water on the knee, and brain freeze are just the start. Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water on the knee was in 1875

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“Water on the knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20on%20the%20knee. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

water on the knee

noun
: an accumulation of synovial fluid in the knee joint (as from injury or disease) marked especially by swelling
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