Tenonitis
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of tendinitis. uncountable
"Another group of painful conditions called soft-tissue rheumatism rises sharply in incidence among women during the middle years. It includes bursitis, tenonitis, fibrositis and tennis elbow."
- 2 A rare eye disease, an inflammation of Tenon's capsule. uncountable
- 3 inflammation of a tendon wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Another group of painful conditions called soft-tissue rheumatism rises sharply in incidence among women during the middle years. It includes bursitis, tenonitis, fibrositis and tennis elbow."
Etymology
From Tenon + -itis.