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tennis elbow
noun
: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm
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Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Recovery from tennis elbow surgery can take time.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Though tennis elbow often affects tennis players who use their elbows repetitively, people who engage in other repetitive elbow or wrist movements can also get it.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Varying forms of exercise can help prevent tennis elbow the same way drinking different beverages can lower any risks those beverages cause.
—Vivi Smilgius, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
The inside of the paddle features a high-density honeycomb design that reduces vibrations when the ball makes contact, effectively limiting common injuries such as tennis elbow, while supporting comfortable gameplay.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
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“Tennis elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis%20elbow. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
tennis elbow
noun
ten·nis elbow
ˈten-əs-
: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow involving the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm
called also lateral humeral epicondylitis
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