Condition such as housemaid's knee

• Inflammation of a shoulder joint
• Inflammation of a bursa
• Painful inflammation, as of the shoulder
• Shoulder woe
• Frequently in the shoulder
• Shoulder inflammation

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bursitis \Bur*si"tis\, n. [NL., fr. E. bursa + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of a bursa.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1834, "inflammation of the bursa ;" also see -itis .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) An inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee