单词 | epicondylitis |
释义 | epicondylitisn. Medicine. Inflammation of an epicondyle of the humerus or of the tendons attached to it. lateral epicondylitis, affecting the tendons of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, was first identified in tennis players, and is often called tennis elbow. medial epicondylitis, affecting the tendons of the medial epicondyle, is sometimes called golfer's elbow. Both are now thought to be degenerative rather than inflammatory in origin. ΚΠ 1910 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 10 Feb. 193/1 Franke, F. Epicondylitis of the humerus. 1940 J. R. Tunis Kid from Tomkinsville xiv. 209 It's what he calls epicondylitis... Means there's a sort of calcification of the muscles. 1973 Lancet 23 June 1452/2 For testing patients with golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis) the elbow should be extended and supinated. 1996 Pulse 20 Apr. 42/1 This study..assesses the efficacy of steroid injections in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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