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TENOSYNOVITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath
Synonyms:
tendonous synovitis; tendosynovitis; tenosynovitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tenosynovitis" 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)