tend-, tendo-, ten-, teno-, tenot-, tenonto-, tens-, tent-, -tend, -tension, -tent, -tense, -tensive, -tentious
(Greek > Latin: to move in a certain direction; to stretch, to hold out; tension; as well as tendon, sinew)
intentional
intentionally
intently
intentness
ostensible, ostensibly
Apparent; seeming; professed [to stretch out before].
ostensibleness
ostentation
ostentation, ostentatious, ostentatiously, ostentatiousness
Showy display, as of wealth, knowledge, etc.; pretentiousness.
ostentatious
ostentatiously
ostentatiousness
peritendinitis
1. Inflammation of the sheath of a tendon.
2. An inflammation of the tendon sheath.
peritoneum
The transparent serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and reflected inward at various places to cover the visceral organs.
polytendinitis
Inflammation of multiple tendons or tendon sheaths.
polytendinobursitis
Tendinitis and bursitis occurring in multiple areas at the same time in the same patient.
Related "tension" words at this tono- unit.
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