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Tendon vs Tendinopathy - What's the difference?

tendon | tendinopathy |

As nouns the difference between tendon and tendinopathy

is that tendon is tendon while tendinopathy is (pathology) a disorder of the tendons.

tendon

English

(wikipedia tendon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment.

    • Synonyms

    * sinew

    Derived terms

    * tendonitis *

    See also

    * ligament ----

    tendinopathy

    English

    Noun

  • (pathology) A disorder of the tendons.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 20, author=Gina Kolata, title=One Injured Hamstring, a String of Treatments, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=When I read that tendinopathy is thought to be slow to heal, in part because blood flow to tendons is limited, I decided that I was already doing something that might help. }}

    Hypernyms

    *arthropathy

    Hyponyms

    *tendinitis *tendinosis *enthesopathy

    Coordinate terms

    *synoviopathy *bursopathy