tendinopathy
noun
ten·di·nop·a·thy
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
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Due to left knee patellar tendinopathy, Antetokounmpo was downgraded and missed his second game of the season on Wednesday.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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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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