tendinitis

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• tendonitis, tenonitis

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛndn̩ˌaɪ.tɪs/

EtymologyEdit

New Latin from tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendo, from Late Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon, sinew”)

NounEdit

tendinitis (countable and uncountable, plural tendinitises or tendinitides)

1. Inflammation of a tendon.

Usage notesEdit

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

TranslationsEdit

inflammation of a tendon

• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: jännetulehdus

• Polish: zapalenie ścięgien n
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: tendinitis (es) f

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SpanishEdit

NounEdit

tendinitis f (uncountable)

1. tendinitis