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tendinitis
noun[ U ]
medical specialized(alsotendonitis)uk /ˌten.dəˈnaɪ.tɪs/ us /ˌten.dəˈnaɪ.t̬ɪs/
a medical condition in which a tendon(= a strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone) becomes swollen and painful:
The tennis star has been out of action for several weeks with elbow tendinitis.
She is still suffering pain from tendonitis in her knee.
They use a special athletic technique developed by the Japanese to keep body aches, specifically tendinitis, at bay.
There are several common aging "itises" - arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis - that can literally make exercise a pain.
She had developed pain from carpal tunnel syndrome in her wrists and tendinitis in her neck and arms.
I have seen tendonitis in the thumbs and fingers of regular players of video games.
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