Epicondylitis

Epicondylitis

Epicondylitis refers to an inflammation of an epicondyle.

Types include:
* lateral epicondylitis, also known as tennis elbow

* medial epicondylitis, also known as golfer's elbow


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  • Epicondylitis — vgl. Epikondylitis …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Epicondylitis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M79.1 Myalgie M77.1 Epicondylitis radialis humeri …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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

  • epicondylitis — /ep i kon duy luy tis, dl uy /, n. Pathol. irritation or inflammation of the epicondyle or surrounding tissue, esp. at the elbow. Cf. tennis elbow. [EPICONDYLE + ITIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • epicondylitis — noun A general term for inflammation of the elbow or knee …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • epicondylitis — [ˌɛpɪkɒndɪ lʌɪtɪs] noun Medicine inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle, especially of the elbow (tennis elbow) …   English new terms dictionary

  • epicondylitis — epi·con·dy·li·tis …   English syllables

  • epicondylitis — /ˌɛpikɒndəˈlaɪtəs/ (say .epeekonduh luytuhs) noun an inflammation of the epicondyle, as occurs in tennis elbow …  

  • 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

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