Meanings
plural tendinitises · plural tendinitides · plural tendinites · alternative tendonitis · alternative tenonitis
- countableuncountableInflammation of a tendon.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-der.?
- Ancient Greekτένων (ténōn)
- Latintendō
- New Latintendin-
- Englishtendinitis
From New Latin tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon, sinew”). By surface analysis, tendon + -itis and tendo- + -itis but not actually formed in this way; similarly with tendinopathy § Etymology.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian възпаление на сухожилие
- възпаление на сухожилие (văzpalenie na suhožilie)inflammation of a tendon
Catalan tenonitis, tendinitis
- tenonitisinflammation of a tendon
- tendinitisinflammation of a tendon
Chinese Mandarin 肌腱炎, 腱炎
- 肌腱炎 (jījiànyán)inflammation of a tendon
- 腱炎 (jiànyán)inflammation of a tendon
Dutch peesontsteking, tendinitis
- peesontstekinginflammation of a tendon
- tendinitisinflammation of a tendon
Finnish jännetulehdus
- jännetulehdusinflammation of a tendon
French tendinite
- tendiniteinflammation of a tendon
German Sehnenentzündung, Sehnenscheidenentzündung
- Sehnenentzündunginflammation of a tendon
- Sehnenscheidenentzündunginflammation of a tendon
Greek τενοντίτιδα
- τενοντίτιδα (tenontítida)inflammation of a tendon
Hungarian íngyulladás
- íngyulladásinflammation of a tendon
Indonesian tendinitis
- tendinitisinflammation of a tendon
Italian tendinite
- tendiniteinflammation of a tendon
Polish zapalenie ścięgien
- zapalenie ścięgieninflammation of a tendon
Portuguese tendinite
- tendiniteinflammation of a tendon
Spanish tendinitis
- tendinitisinflammation of a tendon
Turkish tendinit, kiriş iltihabı
- tendinitinflammation of a tendon
- kiriş iltihabıinflammation of a tendon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tendinitis
Anagrams
Cite this entry
tendinitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendinitis
“tendinitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendinitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tendinitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendinitis.
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