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tenonitis

tenonitis

English

Noun

tenonitis (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of tendinitis
    • 1982, Alice Lake, Our Own Years: What Women Over Thirty-Five Should Know About Themselves, page 197:
      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.
    • 2006, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, volume 67, page 476:
      Antecedent pain in the back of the calf or heel may be an indication of prior tendon damage and vulnerability (e.g. tendinitis, tendinosis, tenonitis).
    • 2006, Edward J. Shahady, Primary Care of Musculoskeletal Problems in the Outpatient Setting:
      Treatment is similar to that used for Achilles tenonitis.

Etymology 2

Tenon + -itis

Noun

tenonitis (uncountable)

  1. A rare eye disease, an inflammation of Tenon's capsule.