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tendonitis

/ˌtɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
ten-donitis
IPA
/ˌtɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of tendinitis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tendon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tendonitis From tendon + -itis.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/
  • British English: /tɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tendonitises (plural) tendonitides (plural) tendonites (plural)

Derived Forms

tendonitic

Synonyms

tendinitis tenonitis

Homonyms

tendinitis

Questions

How do you pronounce tendonitis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/.
What does tendonitis mean?
Alternative form of tendinitis.
Where does tendonitis come from?
Etymology tree English tendon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tendonitis From tendon + -itis.

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