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It's interesting how my Anatomy & Physiology book inserts some sly humor every once in awhile:

We have special names for bursitis at other locations, indicating the occupations most often associated with them. In "housemaid's knee," which accompanies prolonged kneeling, the affected bursa (fluid-filled pocket in connective tissue) lies between the patella and the skin. The condition of "student's elbow" is a form of bursitis that can result from propping your head up with your arm on a desk while you read your anatomy and physiology textbook.