tendosynovitis

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A form of tenosynovitis — An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.

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tenosynovitistendonous synovitis
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Meanings

nountendosynovitis (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablerare spelling of tenosynovitis

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath

Similar
tenosynovitistendonous synovitis
Broader
tendinitistendonitistenonitissynovitis
Also see
tenosynovitis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tendosynovium + -itis or tendo- + synovitis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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