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tendinopathy

noun/ˌtɛndɪˈnɒpəθi/

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A degenerative or overuse disorder of a tendon characterised by pain, swelling and impaired function.

Chronic Achilles tendinopathy responded better to eccentric loading than to corticosteroid injection.

Similar: tendinosis

Topic: Musculoskeletal in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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