| peritendinitis | Inflammation of the sheath of a tendon. Synonym: peritenontitis. Peritendinitis calcarea, a calcium (chalky) deposit around a tendon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| peritendinitis serosa | 1. A knot or knotlike mass. 2. <anatomy> A general term for a group of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system, occasionally applied to certain nuclear groups within the brain or spinal cord, for example basal ganglia. 3. <oncology, tumour> A benign cystic tumour occurring on a aponeurosis or tendon, as in the wrist or dorsum of the foot, it consists of a thin fibrous capsule enclosing a clear mucinous fluid. (18 Nov 1997) |