tenosynovitis

tenosynovitis definition - medical

ten·o·syn·o·vi·tis (tĕnˌō-sĭnˌə-vīˈtĭs, -sīˌnə-) or ten·do·syn·o·vi·tis (tĕnˌdō-)

noun
Inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath. Also called tendinous synovitis, tenovaginitis.

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