tendinitis
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tendinitis (countable and uncountable, plural tendinitises or tendinitides or tendinites)
- Inflammation of a tendon.
Usage notes[edit]
- This spelling (tendinitis) is the one most commonly used in the US (COCA).
- Tendonitis is the more common in the UK (BNC).
Translations[edit]
inflammation of a tendon
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tendinitis f (uncountable)
Further reading[edit]
- “tendinitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- es:Pathology