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tendinitis.

Inflammation of a tendon.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/
  1. Inflammation of a tendon.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From 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.

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