epicondylitis

[ ep-i-kon-dahy-lahy-tis, -dl-ahy- ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of epicondylitis¹

epicondyle + -itis

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

Would you rather have tennis elbow or epicondylitis?

From The New Yorker

Thanasas and his colleagues compared the effectiveness of single local injections of PRP under ultrasound guidance with autologous blood injections in 28 patients with tennis elbow, formally known as lateral elbow epicondylitis.

From Reuters