Tenonitis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A rare eye disease, an inflammation of Tenon's capsule. uncountable
  3. 3
    inflammation of a tendon wordnet

Synonyms

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tendinitistendinitistendonitis

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"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.

Related phrases

tenon's capsule

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