Whether or not it was carpal tunnel syndrome before, now I have been diagnosed with De Quervain's tenosynovitis, which is just a really fancy way of saying inflamed thumb tendons. From Wordnik.com. [bint battuta in bahrain] Reference
Extensor tenosynovitis of the hand from cold exposure. From Wordnik.com. [Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic] Reference
Latona Allison developed tenosynovitis in her right wrist and now cannot work as a driver. From Wordnik.com. [Is there more to life than shoes?] Reference
The book that rapidly compromises the circulation to your feet if it rests on your lap, places your wrists at high risk of a bout of tenosynovitis if you hold it up. From Wordnik.com. [Bookerthon 2007 - Darkmans by Nicola Barker] Reference
A repetitive strain type injury, possibly a tenosynovitis of the wrist, even having opted for the abbreviated signature that must have meant marathon sessions everywhere but I'll bet Ma Phillip is not complaining. From Wordnik.com. [51 entries from August 2007] Reference
To -- I hope -- forestall a recurrence of the malady tenosynovitis or tendonitis, whichever, I am going to try it on an every-other-day schedule, alternating with a couple sets of fifteen chin-ups on the off-days. From Wordnik.com. [Meanwhile, back in the Jungle ...] Reference
Once a tendon is torn, complications like tendonitis or tenosynovitis may develop. From Wordnik.com. [eHow - Health How To's] Reference
DeQuervain's stenosing tenosynovitis is an irritation and swelling of the sheath or tunnel which surrounds the thumb tendons as they pass from the wrist to the thumb. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Kanavel sign: Positive for tendon sheath infection if there is point tenderness 2 cm proximal to base of 5th finger; alternately described as positive for pyogenic tenosynovitis if pain occurs on passive extension. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Surgery] Reference
It is, anyway, easy to overlook, or not know, terms like the jogger's positive addiction, or even the wider positive discrimination, or wall art, or workaholic, or fast foods, or tenosynovitis (a painful affliction of manual workers doing repetitive routine jobs). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 4] Reference
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