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ten·di·ni·tis

also ten·do·ni·tis (tĕn′də-nī′tĭs)

Inflammation of a tendon.

[New Latin tendō-, tendin-, tendon; see tendinous + -itis.]

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tendinitis

(ˌtɛndəˈnaɪtɪs) or

tendonitis

(Pathology) inflammation of a tendon

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ten•di•ni•tis

or ten•do•ni•tis

(ˌtɛn dəˈnaɪ tɪs)

n.

inflammation of a tendon.

[1895–1900; < New Latin tendin- (see tendinous) + -itis]

tendinitis

The inflammation of tendons. It can be caused by overuse of a muscle or group of muscles.

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Noun

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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tendinite

zapalenie ścięgien

tendinitis

n tendinitis f; calcific — tendinitis calcificante

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