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Tendinitis Tendon Tennis Painful Condition Arm Leg Inflamed

word tendinitis
definition A painful condition in which a tendon in the arm or leg becomes inflamed.
eg_sentence After years of tennis and bicycling, she now has tendinitis of both the elbow and the knee.
explanation Tendinitis is often seen in active, healthy people who do something that requires repeated motion, including golfers and tennis players (especially those with improper form), carpenters, and violinists. It's usually treated by keeping the joint from moving, by means of a splint, cast, or bandage. If not dealt with in time, tendinitis can turn into the more serious tendinosis, or tendon degeneration
IPA tendinitis*

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