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tenosynovitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
tenosyn-ovi-tis
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From tenosynovium + -itis or teno- + synovitis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenosynovitides (plural) tenosynovites (plural) tendosynovitis (alternative)

Synonyms

tendosynovitis tendonous synovitis

Questions

What does tenosynovitis mean?
An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.
Where does tenosynovitis come from?
From tenosynovium + -itis or teno- + synovitis.

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