tennis elbow
noun
: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm
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The reveal follows months of nondescript and uncertain updates on the slugger, who missed all of spring training due to tennis elbows.
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
The 35-year-old was originally put on the 10-day disabled list (DL) on March 26 before being moved to the 60-day on May 1 with right and left elbow epicondylitis – more commonly known as tennis elbow.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Even with two tennis elbows bothering him for much of last season, Giancarlo Stanton still led all players in average bat speed at 81.2 mph.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
The Yankees’ offense also wasted a big comeback from Giancarlo Stanton, who had missed the entire season with tennis elbows.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
The 35-year-old was originally put on the 10-day disabled list (DL) on March 26 before being moved to the 60-day on May 1 with right and left elbow epicondylitis – more commonly known as tennis elbow.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Even with two tennis elbows bothering him for much of last season, Giancarlo Stanton still led all players in average bat speed at 81.2 mph.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
The Yankees’ offense also wasted a big comeback from Giancarlo Stanton, who had missed the entire season with tennis elbows.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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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
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