A swelling or enlargement of the knee joint, often caused by excess fluid or inflammation.
From Greek 'gony' (knee) and 'kele' (hernia or swelling), combining anatomical terminology from medical Latin used to describe pathological conditions affecting joints.
This word is part of a whole family of medical terms that start with 'gony-' relating to the knee—it's like how doctors created a special language using Greek and Latin roots to describe body parts and what goes wrong with them.
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