tendinitis
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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- IPA(key): /ˈtɛndn̩ˌaɪ.tɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
edittendinitis (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
editinflammation of a tendon
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Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittendinitis f (uncountable)
Further reading
edit- “tendinitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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