lateral humeral epicondylitis

lateral humeral epicondylitis
lateral humeral epicondylitis n TENNIS ELBOW

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  • lateral humeral epicondylitis — noun 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) • Syn: ↑tennis elbow, ↑lateral epicondylitis • Hypernyms: ↑tendinitis, ↑tendonitis, ↑tenonitis,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • external humeral epicondylitis — lateral epicondylitis an overuse injury of the lateral humeral epicondyle at the elbow, due to inflammation or irritation of the area where the extensor tendon attaches to it. Called also radiohumeral e. or bursitis, and popularly, tennis elbow …   Medical dictionary

  • epicondylitis — noun painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle • Hypernyms: ↑inflammation, ↑redness, ↑rubor • Hyponyms: ↑tennis elbow, ↑lateral epicondylitis, ↑lateral humeral epicondylitis …   Useful english dictionary

  • lateral epicondylitis — noun 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) • Syn: ↑tennis elbow, ↑lateral humeral epicondylitis • Hypernyms: ↑tendinitis, ↑tendonitis,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • epicondylitis — Inflammation of an epicondyle. lateral humeral e. SYN: tennis elbow. * * * epi·con·dy·li·tis .kän .dī līt əs, dəl īt n inflammation of an epicondyle or of adjacent tissues compare TENNIS ELBOW * * * epi·con·dy·li·tis (ep″ĭ… …   Medical dictionary

  • Épicondylite — L‘épicondylite latérale du coude, le tennis elbow ou l‘épicondylalgie du coude sont différents termes pour désigner la douleur à l‘insertion des muscles épicondyliens en latéral du coude souvent associée à un mécanisme de sur utilisation des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Elbow — Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm (humerus) meets both the ulna (the inner bone of the forearm) and radius (the outer bone of the forearm) to form a hinge joint. The radius and… …   Medical dictionary

  • tennis elbow — noun 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) • Syn: ↑lateral epicondylitis, ↑lateral humeral epicondylitis • Hypernyms: ↑tendinitis, ↑tendonitis …   Useful english dictionary

  • tennis elbow — ten·nis elbow ten əs n inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow involving the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and usu. resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm called also lateral humeral epicondylitis… …   Medical dictionary

  • tennis elbow — noun a painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the muscles of the lower arm Syn: lateral epicondylitis, lateral humeral epicondylitis …   Wiktionary

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