English Explanatory Dictionary

tennis elbow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the muscles of the lower arm.

Word forms

tennis elbow tennis elbows

Etymology

tennis + elbow, from the classic/archetypal source of such injury, tennis.

Synonyms

lateral epicondylitis lateral humeral epicondylitis
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