tendinitis

noun

ten·di·ni·tis | \ ˌten-də-ˈnī-təs

variants: or tendonitis

Definition of tendinitis

: inflammation of a tendon typically associated with acute injury and usually accompanied by pain and swelling Tendinitis in his right shoulder forced him to the sideline only a few plays into the game.— Herm Weiskopf

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

Recent Examples on the Web Coach Oscar Pareja said Dike has been visibly sharper since taking almost a full month off the field to recover from an unspecified shoulder injury and tendinitis following international duty with the U.S. men’s national team. — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021 Ahmed said the discomfort, which has been diagnosed as bursitis and biceps tendinitis, can be traced back to the injury that bothered him for much of last year. — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2021 However, ankle tendinitis hobbled Ionescu in June, and that, combined with the loss of Howard to a knee injury, stalled the team’s progress. — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021 Daryl Dike is continuing to work to 90-minute performances after returning last month from unspecified tendinitis and a shoulder injury. — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2021 At Xavier, Sumner played through tendinitis, a concussion and lingering shoulder issues before a torn ACL ended his junior season after 21 games. — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2021 Despite missing the past month with left biceps tendinitis, Zimmermann’s eight outings of at least five innings still rank second among all Orioles starters behind only Means. — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 22 July 2021 At first, team doctors believed McCormick was experiencing tendinitis, according to Deb McCormick. — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2021 The striker missed nearly a month of MLS action during international duty with the U.S. men’s national team in the Gold Cup, then sat out another month with tendinitis and a shoulder injury upon his return to Orlando. — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021

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