TENDINITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tendinitis mean? 

• TENDINITIS (noun)
  The noun TENDINITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of a tendon

  Familiarity information: TENDINITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENDINITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of a tendon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

tendinitis; tendonitis; tenonitis

Hypernyms ("tendinitis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tendinitis"):

lateral epicondylitis; lateral humeral epicondylitis; tennis elbow (painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand))

tendonous synovitis; tendosynovitis; tenosynovitis (inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath)

 Context examples 

A common cause is tendinitis, an inflammation or injury to the tendons that attach muscle to bone.

(Elbow Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

These can lead to tendinitis, bursitis, and fasciitis, which are all types of inflammation of the tissues that surround your heel.

(Heel Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Causes of muscle disorders include: • Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis • A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy • Some cancers • Inflammation, such as myositis • Diseases of nerves that affect muscles • Infections • Certain medicines

(Muscle Disorders, NIH)

The route is used for local therapy in various conditions of the tendinous or bursal structures such as tendinitis, tenosynovitis, epicondylitis, etc. Depending on indications and the drug, injection could be done into the tendon sheath or into the substance of the tendon.

(Intratendinous Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

You may also get tendinitis from overuse of the elbow.

(Elbow Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Tendinitis of the elbow is a sports injury, often from playing tennis or golf.

(Elbow Injuries and Disorders, NIH)