# runner's knee

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various overuse injuries involving pain around the kneecap.

## Etymology
runner's + knee, from the classic/archetypal source of such injury, running (especially a long history thereof).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/runner-s-knee