Baker's cyst
Meaning
Noun
- A benign swelling of the semimembranosus or more rarely some other synovial bursa found behind the knee joint.
Origin
- Named after the surgeon who first described it, William Morrant Baker (1838–1896).
Modern English dictionary
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