tendinitis

noun

ten·di·ni·tis ˌten-də-ˈnī-təs

variants or tendonitis

: 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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Tendinitis is often seen in active, healthy people who do something that requires repeated motion, including golfers and tennis players (especially those with improper form), carpenters, and violinists. It's usually treated by keeping the joint from moving, by means of a splint, cast, or bandage. If not dealt with in time, tendinitis can turn into the more serious tendinosis, or tendon degeneration.

Examples of tendinitis in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web But last spring, Stafford did not throw passes during offseason workouts and was limited during training camp, so as to not exacerbate the tendinitis in his right elbow. —

Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023 With Danny Coulombe going on the IL with left biceps tendinitis and Cole Irvin entering a six-man rotation, Baltimore was left with Cionel Pérez as its lone left-handed reliever. —

Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023 Last year, Stafford did not throw passes during offseason workouts and was limited during training camp because of right elbow tendinitis. —

Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023 Based on his performances during offseason workouts open to reporters, Stafford appears to be well past the right elbow tendinitis that prevented him from throwing passes during last year’s offseason workouts and limited him during training camp. —

Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023 Behind Jackson, backup Tyler Huntley is a big drop-off, but he was hampered last year by tendinitis in his throwing shoulder. —

Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023 Manning has dealt with quite a few injuries in his short career, including shoulder inflammation, biceps tendinitis and a forearm strain last season. —

Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023 Bruce Zimmermann, the most effective of the Orioles’ collection of rookie starters, has since joined Means on the injured list with left bicep tendinitis. —

Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 4 July 2021 The team's associate AD for sports medicine John Houston revealed that Shead is primarily dealing with patellar tendinitis. —

Josh Criswell, Chron, 24 Mar. 2023 See More

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