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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Stanton, who has a history of lower-body injuries, missed more than two months to begin this season due to tennis elbow in both arms.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Judge has made peace with the discomfort, the same way Giancarlo Stanton co-exists with tennis elbow in both arms.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Rojas said the plan was to go slow with Stanton, who missed the first 70 games of the year with tennis elbow in both of his elbows.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 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
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Judge has made peace with the discomfort, the same way Giancarlo Stanton co-exists with tennis elbow in both arms.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Rojas said the plan was to go slow with Stanton, who missed the first 70 games of the year with tennis elbow in both of his elbows.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 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
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“Tennis elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis%20elbow. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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