Etymology

tendinopathy

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Today it means: A disorder of the tendons. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← New Latin tendin- ← Latin tendō
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  1. Ancient Greekτένων (ténōn)
  2. Latintendō
  3. New Latintendin-
  4. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  6. English todaytendinopathy

From New Latin tendin- + English -o- + -pathy. Comparable to surface analyses of tendon + -o- + -pathy and tendo- + -pathy but not thus formed; see more at tendinitis § Etymology.

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