tendinopathy

noun

ˌten-də-ˈnä-pə-thē

variants or less commonly tendonopathy

: injury to a tendon (as from acute trauma or chronic overuse) that is often accompanied by pain, weakness, inflammation, or stiffness

especially : a chronic progressive degeneration of a tendon that involves little inflammation : tendinosis

Etymology

tendin-, tendon- (as in tendinitis, tendonitis) + -o- + -pathy

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of tendinopathy was in 1980

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Style

“Tendinopathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendinopathy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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tendinopathy

noun

ten·di·nop·a·thy ˌten-də-ˈnäp-ə-thē

variants also tendonopathy

: injury to a tendon (as from acute trauma or chronic overuse) that is often accompanied by pain, weakness, inflammation, or stiffness

especially : a chronic progressive degeneration of a tendon that involves little inflammation : tendinosis

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