tendinitis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

New Latin from tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendo, from Late Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon, sinew”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛndn̩ˌaɪ.tɪs/

Noun

tendinitis (countable and uncountable, plural tendinitises or tendinitides)

  1. 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).

Translations

Spanish

Noun

tendinitis f (uncountable)

  1. tendinitis
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