tendinitis

ten·di·ni·tis

noun \ˌten-də-ˈnī-təs\

Definition of TENDINITIS

: inflammation of a tendon

Variants of TENDINITIS

ten·di·ni·tis or ten·don·itis \ˌten-də-ˈnī-təs\

Examples of TENDINITIS

1. She was diagnosed with tendinitis of the elbow.
2. I have tendinitis in my knee.

Origin of TENDINITIS

tendinitis from New Latin, from tendin-, tendo + -itis; tendonitis from tendon + -itis

First Known Use: circa 1900

Rhymes with TENDINITIS

adenitis, arteritis, cellulitis, dermatitis, enteritis, gingivitis, hepatitis, Heracleitus, ileitis, keratitis, laryngitis, meningitis, myelitis, pharyngitis, pneumonitis, Polyclitus, prostatitis, retinitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, spondylitis, urethritis, vaginitis