lateral humeral epicondylitis

Definitions of lateral humeral epicondylitis
  1. 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)
    synonyms: lateral epicondylitis, tennis elbow
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    type of:
    epicondylitis
    painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle
    tendinitis, tendonitis
    inflammation and pain from the overuse of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
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