tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendonInflammation of a tendon.
» I think I have tendinitis.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Inflammation of a tendon.
Sehnenentzündung, Sehnenscheidenentzündung
inflammation of a tendon
Examples
1 sentencesI think I have tendinitis.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From New Latin from tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendo, from Late Latin tenon, from AncFrom 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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Forms
plural: tendinitises / tendinitides / tendinites| Singular | tendinitis |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- inflammation of a tendon:tendonitistenonitis
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.