| epicondylalgia | Pain in an epicondyle of the humerus or in the tendons or muscles originating therefrom. Origin: epicondyle + G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
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| epicondylalgia externa | <rheumatology> Inflammation at the lateral epicondyle (bony process of the humerus) of the elbow and the tendons insertions. It has earned the name tennis elbow because of the common occurrence of this condition in tennis players (constant dorsiflexion of the wrist). See: medial epicondylitis. (13 Jan 1998) |