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Tendinosis sometimes called chronic tendinitis tendinosus chronic tendinopathy or chronic tendon injury is damage to a tendon at a cellular level (the suffix osis implies a pathology of chronic degeneration without inflammation). It is thought to be caused by microtears in the connective tissue in and around the tendon leading to an increase in tendon repair cells. This may lead to reduced tensile strength thus increasing the chance of tendon rupture.