TENOSYNOVITIS

tenosynovitis, tendosynovitis, tendonous synovitis

(noun) inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tenosynovitis (countable and uncountable, plural tenosynovitides or tenosynovites)

(pathology) An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.

Source: Wiktionary


Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. synovitis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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