tenosynovitis
noun
te·no·syn·o·vi·tis
ˈte-nō-ˌsi-nə-ˈvī-təs 
ˈtē-
: inflammation of a tendon sheath
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The doctor saw him right away, and diagnosed the condition as flexor tenosynovitis, an inflammation of the tendon inside of its sheath.
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tenosynovitis
noun
teno·syn·o·vi·tis
ˌten-ō-ˌsin-ə-ˈvīt-əs
: inflammation of a tendon sheath
called also tendovaginitis, tenovaginitis
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