tendinopathy

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noun

A disorder of the tendons.

OriginAncient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← New Latin tendin- ← Latin tendō →
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Meanings

nountendinopathy (countable and uncountable, plural tendinopathies)

plural tendinopathies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA disorder of the tendons.

    When I read that tendinopathy is thought to be slow to heal, in part because blood flow to tendons is limited, I decided that I was already doing something that might help.

    2009 August 20, Gina Kolata, “One Injured Hamstring, a String of Treatments”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτένων (ténōn)
  2. Latintendō
  3. New Latintendin-
  4. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  6. Englishtendinopathy

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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Translations

Finnish tendinopatia
  • tendinopatiaa disorder of the tendons
Italian tendinopatia
  • tendinopatiaa disorder of the tendons
Polish tendinopatia
  • tendinopatiaa disorder of the tendons
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APA

tendinopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendinopathy

MLA

“tendinopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendinopathy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tendinopathy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendinopathy.

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