腱けん鞘しょう炎えん

noun

tenosynovitis

Medical term for inflammation of the tendon sheath. Often associated with repetitive strain injuries.

• 手て首くびの使つかいすぎで腱けん鞘しょう炎えんになった。

  I got tenosynovitis from overusing my wrist.

noun

tendonitis; tendinitis

More general term for tendon inflammation, sometimes used interchangeably with 腱炎. In everyday language, 腱鞘炎 is often used loosely for tendonitis.

See also: 腱炎

• 腱けん鞘しょう炎えんは腱けん炎えんの一いっ種しゅです。

  Tenosynovitis is a type of tendonitis.