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tendinitis

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ten·di·ni·tis also ten·do·ni·tis  (tnd-nts)
n.
Inflammation of a tendon.
[New Latin tend-, tendin-, tendon; see tendinous + -itis.]
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Noun1.tendinitis - inflammation of a tendon
tendonitis, tenonitis
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
lateral epicondylitis, lateral humeral epicondylitis, tennis elbow - painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
tendonous synovitis, tendosynovitis, tenosynovitis - inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
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