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tendonitis

Term: tendontitis

Literally meaning: “inflammation of  a tendon”

Origin: Anc Greek
τείνω/teino (=extend) >  τανύω/tanyo(=strain, stretch)  > ταινία/taenia(=band, ribon)
+(-ίτις)/-ιτις (=-itis, suffix meaning “pertaining to” or “inflammation”.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun η νόσος/ e nosos /(=disease).

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Definition
Tendonitis is the inflammation of a tendon that is characterized by pain at tendinous insertions into bone. 

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