tendinitis

English

Alternative forms

• tendonitis, tenonitis

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin from tendin-, stem of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin tendo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin tenon, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon, sinew”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛndn̩ˌaɪ.tɪs/

Noun

tendinitis (countable and uncountable, plural tendinitises or tendinitides)

1. Inflammation of a tendon.

Usage notes

• This spelling (tendinitis) is the one most commonly used in the US (COCA).
• Tendonitis is the more common in the UK (BNC).

Translations

inflammation of a tendon

• Catalan: tenonitis f, tendinitis (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肌腱炎 (zh) (jījiànyán), 腱炎 (zh) (jiànyán)

• Finnish: jännetulehdus
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: zapalenie ścięgien n
• Portuguese: tendinite (pt) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: tendinitis (es) f

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -itis

Noun

tendinitis f (uncountable)

1. tendinitis