tendinitis

== English == === Alternative forms === tendonitis, tenonitis === Etymology === From New Latin from tendin-, stem of Medieval Latin tendo, from Late Latin tenon, 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtɛn.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/ === Noun === tendinitis (countable and uncountable, plural tendinitises or tendinitides or tendinites) Inflammation of a tendon. ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling (tendinitis) is the one most commonly used in the US (COCA). Tendonitis is the more common in the UK (BNC). ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From tendón +‎ -itis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tendiˈnitis/ [t̪ẽn̪.d̪iˈni.t̪is] Rhymes: -itis Syllabification: ten‧di‧ni‧tis === Noun === tendinitis f (uncountable) (pathology) tendinitis === Further reading === “tendinitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025