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Descriptor English: Tennis Elbow
Descriptor Spanish: Codo de Tenista
Descriptor codo de tenista
Entry term(s) epicondilitis del tenista
epicondilitis humeral lateral
Scope note: Afección caracterizada por dolor en el epicóndilo lateral del húmero o en sus proximidades, o en la musculatura extensora del antebrazo como resultado de una tensión inusual. Se debe a la sobrecarga repetida del codo, que se produce en actividades tales como jugar al tenis.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cotovelo de Tenista
Descriptor French: Épicondylite
Entry term(s): Elbow, Tennis
Elbows, Tennis
Epicondylitides, Lateral
Epicondylitides, Lateral Humeral
Epicondylitis, Lateral
Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral
Humeral Epicondylitides, Lateral
Humeral Epicondylitis, Lateral
Lateral Epicondylitides
Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral Humeral Epicondylitides
Lateral Humeral Epicondylitis
Tennis Elbows
Tree number(s): C05.651.869.435.500
C26.088.134.750
C26.874.800.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013716
Scope note: A condition characterized by pain in or near the lateral humeral epicondyle or in the forearm extensor muscle mass as a result of unusual strain. It occurs due repetitive stresses on the elbow from activities such as tennis playing.
Annotation: do not coordinate with TENNIS unless the sport is particularly discussed; do not coordinate with ATHLETIC INJURIES unless discussed as an athletic injury
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Athletic Injuries (1968-1981)
Elbow (1966-1981)
Elbow Joint (1966-1981)
Sports (1966-1975)
Sports Medicine (1966-1967)
Tendinitis (1966-1981)
Tennis (1976-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 82
History Note: 82
DeCS ID: 14094
Unique ID: D013716
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Date Established: 1982/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/03/02
Revision Date: 2016/05/03
Tennis Elbow - Preferred
Concept UI M0021164
Scope note A condition characterized by pain in or near the lateral humeral epicondyle or in the forearm extensor muscle mass as a result of unusual strain. It occurs due repetitive stresses on the elbow from activities such as tennis playing.
Preferred term Tennis Elbow
Entry term(s) Elbow, Tennis
Elbows, Tennis
Epicondylitides, Lateral
Epicondylitides, Lateral Humeral
Epicondylitis, Lateral
Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral
Humeral Epicondylitides, Lateral
Humeral Epicondylitis, Lateral
Lateral Epicondylitides
Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral Humeral Epicondylitides
Lateral Humeral Epicondylitis
Tennis Elbows



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