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tendinitis

/ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
ten-dini-tis
IPA
/ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of a tendon.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin from tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendo, from Late Latin tenon, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon, sinew”). By surface analysis, tendon + -itis and tendo- + -itis but not actually formed in this way; similarly with tendinopathy § Etymology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tendinitises (plural) tendinitides (plural) tendinites (plural) tendonitis (alternative) tenonitis (alternative)

Derived Forms

Nintendinitis tendinitic

Synonyms

tendonitis tenonitis

Homonyms

tendonitis

Questions

How do you pronounce tendinitis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/.
What does tendinitis mean?
Inflammation of a tendon.
Where does tendinitis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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