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Meaning of TENOSYNOVITIS

Pronunciation:  `tenow`sInow'vItis

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  inflammation of the sheath surrounding a tendon
 
 See Also: synovitis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`nwn
tendon + synovitis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the synovial sheath of a tendon.


  2. \Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`nwn a
tendon + E. synovitis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Tenosynovitis is inflammation of a tendon and its sheath (the synovial sheath).
 

 

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