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Little League elbow

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\ -ˈlēg- How to pronounce Little League elbow (audio) \
variants: also Little Leaguer's elbow \ -​ˈlē-​gərz-​ How to pronounce Little Leaguer's elbow (audio) \

Medical Definition of Little League elbow

: inflammation of the medial epicondyle and adjacent tissues of the elbow especially in preteen and teenage baseball players who make too strenuous use of the muscles of the forearm — compare tennis elbow

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“Little League elbow.” The Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Little%20League%20elbow. Accessed 10 December 2019.

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