knee ache

noun
/niˌeɪk/

Etymology

From knee + ache.

  1. inherited from *akiz
  2. inherited from *aki
  3. inherited from *akaną — “to ache
  4. inherited from *akan
  5. inherited from acan
  6. inherited from aken
  7. compounded as knee ache — “knee + ache

Definitions

  1. A pain in the knee, often caused by joint pain.

    • If I happen to be sitting in close proximity to the patient's stump, it is conceivable that he might trace the location of his pain to my knee or my foot. Is it then correct to say that he experiences a knee ache in my knee?
    • Been gone for a bit. Three days ago, I awoke with a knee ache like I've never experienced before. The knee ache turned into surgery at midnight. While I was being prepped for surgery by the doctors, I asked two questions ...

The neighborhood

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