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tenonitis
[ ten-uh-nahy-tis ]
/ ˌtɛn əˈnaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.
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Words nearby tenonitis
tenolysis, tenomyoplasty, tenomyotomy, tenon, tenonectomy, tenonitis, tenonometer, tenon saw, Tenon's capsule, Tenon's space, tenontitis
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How to use tenonitis in a sentence
Tenonitis very rarely occurs, but may lead to matting down of all the extra-ocular muscles and defective movements of the globe.
Medical definitions for tenonitis
tenonitis
[ tĕn′ə-nī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of Tenon's capsule or the connective tissue within Tenon's space.
Tendinitis.
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