tendinitisn.
/tɛndɪˈnʌɪtɪs/ Pathology.
Inflammation of a tendon.
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syndesmitis1848
ganglion cyst1876
teno-synovitis1890
tendo-synovitis1899
tendinitis1900
BlackBerry thumb2002
1900 in W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict.
1940 B. I. Comroe Arthritis xxx. 368 Classified according to location, fibrositis is known as:..Tendinitis—involvement of the fibrous tissue of tendons.
1948 Nomencl. Disease (Royal Coll. Physicians) (ed. 7) v. 99/1 Calcareous tendonitis.
1972 Time 18 Sept. 35/1 Tendinitis of the knees.
1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 9 Jan. 2/2 Tendonitis is a fairly common occurrence, especially in the shoulder or elbow or heel. In tendonitis (tennis elbow is an example of it) the joint has been injured or irritated in some way.
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