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tenonitis

tenonitis noun: synonym of tendinitis.

Noun (1)

tenonitis (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of tendinitis.
    • 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.1982, Alice Lake, Our Own Years: What Women Over Thirty-Five Should Know About Themselves, page 197
    • 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).2006, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, volume 67, page 476
    Synonyms:
    tendinitis

Noun (2)

tenonitis (uncountable)

  1. A rare eye disease, an inflammation of Tenon's capsule.

Synonyms of tenonitis

Origin of tenonitis

From Tenon + -itis.

Questions about tenonitis

What does tenonitis mean?
Tenonitis means synonym of tendinitis.
What part of speech is tenonitis?
Tenonitis is a noun.

Words near tenonitis in the dictionary

  1. tenoners
  2. Tenonian
  3. Tenonian capsule
  4. Tenonian capsules
  5. tenoning
  6. tenonitis
  7. tenonitrozole
  8. tenons
  9. tenontology
  10. tenontoplasties
  11. tenontoplasty

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