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noun
An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tendosynovitis, tendonous synovitis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: synovitis, tendinitis, tendonitis, tenonitis
History
From tenosynovium + -itis or teno- + synovitis.
Across languages
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