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tendinitis

ten·di·ni·tis

UK/ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/ uncommon

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Origin

From 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.

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