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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Examples of tendinitis in a Sentence

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

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Before the game, the Mets placed struggling relief pitcher A.J. Ramos (rotator cuff tendinitis) and infielder Wilmer Flores (sore back) on the disabled list. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Mets Split a Double-Header, Somehow Losing the deGrom Start," 28 May 2018 Jones, who has been coming from issues with Achilles tendinitis, held on. — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, "Sam Kendricks revels in winning the pole vault for the last time at 'historic" Hayward Field," 26 May 2018 Davies has been on the DL since May 3 with right rotator cuff tendinitis. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brandon Woodruff, Ji-Man Choi optioned back to Class AAA Colorado Springs," 23 May 2018 Lamb said earlier this week that the tendinitis was no longer an issue, and that his focus was making sure the shoulder was healthy before being activated off the disabled list. — Richard Morin, azcentral, "Third baseman Jake Lamb a 'possibility' to rejoin Diamondbacks on road trip," 16 May 2018 Reserve swingman Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will also miss Monday’s game with right knee patellar tendinitis. — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, "Joel Embiid to remain sidelined for Game 2 against Miami Heat," 15 Apr. 2018 Tip-ins Bulls: Chicago was without F Lauri Markkanen (lower back spasms), G Kris Dunn (right big toe sprain) and G Zach LaVine (left patellar tendinitis). — Noah Trister, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Pistons take down Bulls, 117-95; Anthony Tolliver 25 points," 24 Mar. 2018 Lamb was shut down from throwing over the weekend due to elbow discomfort and was sent for an MRI, which revealed tendinitis, according to Lovullo. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "Matt Koch’s curveball showing improvement for Diamondbacks," 25 Apr. 2018 In spring training, the 26-year-old suffered a tendinitis injury in his left knee, forcing him to leave an outing early. — Nihal Kolur, SI.com, "Brewers Closer Corey Knebel Injures Hamstring, Will Miss 'Minimum of Six Weeks'," 6 Apr. 2018

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