jumper's knee
noun
: a painful condition of the knee caused by inflammation or small tears in the tendon of the patella that occurs especially in sports requiring strenuous jumping
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Eccentric exercise, which lengthens your muscles, may help with jumper's knee.
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Yuliya Klochan, Health, 12 Aug. 2023
Yuliya Klochan, Health, 12 Aug. 2023
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1977, in the meaning defined above
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“Jumper's knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumper%27s%20knee. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
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Medical Definition
jumper's knee
noun
: patellar tendinitis
Concerns about jumper's knee can prompt basketball players to change practice routines.—Kelly Bothum, The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
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