tennis elbow
A painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the…A painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the muscles of the lower arm.
» A very common type of elbow pain is known as "tennis elbow" in English.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)A painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the muscles of the lower arm.
Tennisellenbogen, Tennisarm
те́ннисный ло́котьtɛ́nnisnyj lókotʹ, лучеплечево́й бурси́тlučeplečevój bursít, травмати́ческий эпикондили́тtravmatíčeskij epikondilít
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)
Examples
5 sentencesA very common type of elbow pain is known as "tennis elbow" in English.
What causes tennis elbow?
deWovon bekommt man einen Tennisarm? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have tennis elbow.
ruУ меня "локоть теннисиста". — Ooneykcall
deIch habe einen Tennisarm. — UrbanPioneer
You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water.
ruУ вас теннисный локоть. Погрузите руку в тёплую воду. — papersaltserver
The doctor bandaged the tennis player's elbow.
deDie Ärztin verband der Tennisspielerin den Ellbogen. — freddy1
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
tennis + elbow, from the classic/archetypal source of such injury, tennis.tennis + elbow, from the classic/archetypal source of such injury, tennis.
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Forms
plural: tennis elbows| Singular | tennis elbow |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- 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):lateral epicondylitislateral humeral epicondylitis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.