tendonitis

Definitions of tendonitis

1. noun

   inflammation and pain from the overuse of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
   synonyms: tendinitis

   types:

   lateral epicondylitis, lateral humeral epicondylitis, tennis elbow

   painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)

   tendonous synovitis, tendosynovitis, tenosynovitis

   inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath

   type of:

   inflammation, redness, rubor

   a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat