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Epicondylitis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An inflammation of an epicondyle or of the tissues adjacent to it.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A general term for inflammation of the elbow or knee

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle

Word Usage

"This condition is also called epicondylitis, lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, or golfer's elbow, where pain is present at the inside epicondyle."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rubor inflammation redness

Cross Reference

golfer's elbow tennis elbow

Hyponym

lateral humeral epicondylitis lateral epicondylitis tennis elbow

Same Context

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