Question

which of the following pathologies is an inflammation of a tendon? adhesion atrophy myalgia tendinitis

Explanation:

• Adhesion: It refers to the abnormal joining of tissues, not inflammation of a tendon.
• Atrophy: This is the wasting away or decrease in size of a body part or tissue, not related to tendon inflammation.
• Myalgia: It is muscle pain, not inflammation of a tendon.
• Tendinitis: The suffix "-itis" in medical terminology means inflammation. So, tendinitis is inflammation of a tendon.

Answer:

tendinitis