tennis elbow

noun

: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm

Examples of tennis elbow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 36-year-old has dealt with lower-body aches and pains throughout his Yankees tenure, and the tennis elbows that forced him to miss the first few months of the 2025 season still require maintenance. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026

The upper body ailments that Matterhorn Fit treats include rotator cuff tear, shoulder impingement, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, golf elbow, bicep tendonitis, bicep/tricep strain and carpal tunnel. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026

The treatment is approved by the FDA for the treatment of plantar fasciitis and tennis elbow. —Allison Aubrey, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026

He was limited by an adductor strain after running into a wall and later dealt with tennis elbow inflammation. —Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tennis elbow

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Medical Definition

tennis elbow

noun

ten·​nis elbow ˈten-əs- 

: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow involving the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm

called also lateral humeral epicondylitis

compare little league elbow