English Explanatory Dictionary

tendinitis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Inflammation of a tendon.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tendinitis.wav

Word forms

tendinitis tendinitises tendinitides tendinites tendonitis tenonitis

Etymology

From New Latin from tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendo, from Late Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon, sinew”). By surface analysis, tendon + -itis and tendo- + -itis but not actually formed in this way; similarly with tendinopathy § Etymology.

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