Tennis Elbow Glossary of Terms

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Aspirin: Once the Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid, now the common name for this a...

Autologous: In blood transfusion and transplantation, a situation in which the donor and r...

CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a...

Diagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A ...

Elbow: The juncture of the long bones in the middle portion of the upper extremity. The bo...

Elbow joint: The juncture of the long bones in the middle portion of the upper extremity. ...

Forearm: The portion of the upper limb from the elbow to the wrist. The forearm has two bo...

Hammer: The malleus.

Ibuprofen: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is commonly used to treat pa...

Incision: A cut through skin or other tissue performed by a health care professional.

Inflammation: A localized reaction that produces redness, warmth, swelling, and pain as a ...

Injury: Harm or hurt. To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emot...

Joint: The area where two bones are attached for the purpose of permitting body parts to m...

Lateral: 1. In anatomy, the side of the body or a body part that is farther from th...

Medical history: 1. In clinical medicine, the patient's past and present which may ...

MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.

Nerve: A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory an...

Operation: In medicine, a surgical procedure. Many operations are named after persons. The...

Outpatient: A patient who is not hospitalized, but instead comes to a physician?s office, ...

Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa...

Pharmacy: A location where prescription medications are sold. A pharmacy is constantly sup...

Physical therapist: A person who is trained and certified by a state or accrediting body t...

Physical therapy: A branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises...

Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan...

Radial: A word with diverse meanings in medicine and the biomedical sciences:

1. Pe...

Recurrence: The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. The reappearance ...

Rehabilitation: The process of helping a person who has suffered an illness or injury rest...

Rule out: Term used in medicine, meaning to eliminate or exclude something from considera...

Rupture: A break or tear in any organ (such as the spleen) or soft tissue (such as the ach...

Scan: As a noun, the data or image obtained from the examination of organs or regions of...

Sore: 1. (adjective) A popular term for painful, such as a sore throat. 2. (...

Steroid: One of a large group of chemical substances classified by a specific carbon struc...

Strain: 1. An injury to a tendon or muscle resulting from overuse or trauma. 2. A heredita...

Surgery: The branch of medicine that employs operations in the treatment of disease or inj...

Syndrome: A combination of symptoms and signs that together represent a disease process.

Tendon: The soft tissue by which muscle attaches to bone. Tendons are somewhat flexible, b...

Tennis elbow: Lateral epicondylitis caused by injured tendons from the muscles that attach...

Tension: 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within t...

Therapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.

Wrist: The part of the hand that is nearest the forearm and consists of the carpal bones a...

X-ray: High-energy radiation with waves shorter than those of visible light. X-ray is used...