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Noun: tennis elbow  'te-nis 'el-bow
  1. Painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
    "Despite its name, tennis elbow is common among non-athletes who perform repetitive arm movements";
    - lateral epicondylitis, lateral humeral epicondylitis

Derived forms: tennis elbows

Type of: epicondylitis, tendinitis, tendonitis, tenonitis

Encyclopedia: Tennis elbow