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tenonitis
tenonitis
English
Noun
tenonitis (uncountable)
- Synonym of tendinitis
- 1982, Alice Lake, Our Own Years: What Women Over Thirty-Five Should Know About Themselves, page 197:
- Another group of painful conditions called soft-tissue rheumatism rises sharply in incidence among women during the middle years. It includes bursitis, tenonitis, fibrositis and tennis elbow.
- 2006, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, volume 67, page 476:
- Antecedent pain in the back of the calf or heel may be an indication of prior tendon damage and vulnerability (e.g. tendinitis, tendinosis, tenonitis).
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Etymology 2
Tenon + -itis
Noun
tenonitis (uncountable)
- A rare eye disease, an inflammation of Tenon's capsule.