tendinitis

[ ten-duh-nahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of a tendon.

tendinitis

/ ˌtɛndəˈnaɪtɪs /

noun

1. NEW.FOR.DICT.COM inflammation of a tendon

Word History and Origins

Origin of tendinitis¹

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

Example Sentences

Draft animals are less likely to be permanently incapacitated as a result of tendinitis, than are thoroughbreds.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the predisposing causes of tendinitis may be mentioned, faulty conformation.

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