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TENDOSYNOVITIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tendosynovitis mean?
• TENDOSYNOVITIS (noun)
The noun TENDOSYNOVITIS has 1 sense:
1. inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
Familiarity information: TENDOSYNOVITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
tendonous synovitis; tendosynovitis; tenosynovitis
Hypernyms ("tendosynovitis" is a kind of...):
synovitis (inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling)
tendinitis; tendonitis; tenonitis (inflammation of a tendon)
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"Silence is the sign of approval." (Arabic proverb)
"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow." (Dutch proverb)