TENDINITIS

tendinitis, tendonitis, tenonitis

(noun) inflammation of a tendon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tendinitis (countable and uncountable, plural tendinitises or tendinitides)

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).

Source: Wiktionary



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