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epicondylitis

American  
[ep-i-kon-dahy-lahy-tis, -dl-ahy-] / ˌɛp ɪˌkɒn daɪˈlaɪ tɪs, -dlˈaɪ- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. irritation or inflammation of the epicondyle or surrounding tissue, especially at the elbow.


Etymology

Origin of epicondylitis

epicondyle + -itis

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Although up to 50% of tennis players develop it each year, lateral epicondylitis, as it’s known to experts, is one of the most common upper-body repetitive stress injuries.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2023

And, of course, there’s lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow — now pickleball elbow.

From New York Times Aug. 20, 2022

Rockies: Placed RHP Alex Colomé on the 15-day injured list with right lateral epicondylitis, retroactive to Aug. 12, and recalled right-hander Justin Lawrence from Triple-A Albuquerque.

From Seattle Times Aug. 13, 2022

Would you rather have tennis elbow or epicondylitis?

From The New Yorker Jan. 7, 2019

Tennis elbow: caused with almost equal frequency by tendinitis, bursitis and epicondylitis, and sometimes by a combination of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

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