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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Giancarlo Stanton’s tennis elbows could also open lanes for younger hitters like Pereira and Ben Rice.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Elbow pain: With lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), pain and burning center on the elbow joint and can radiate to the forearm.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Photobiomodulation has also worked for patients with neck and back pain and tennis elbow.
—Praveen Arany, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
In my experience, this is a common cause for tennis elbow.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Elbow pain: With lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), pain and burning center on the elbow joint and can radiate to the forearm.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Photobiomodulation has also worked for patients with neck and back pain and tennis elbow.
—Praveen Arany, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
In my experience, this is a common cause for tennis elbow.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Tennis elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis%20elbow. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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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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