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Tennis elbow
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Tennis elbow Lateral humeral epicondylitis. (An enthesitis).
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Lateral
Toward the side, sideways.
Epicondylitis
Enthesopathy at humeral epicondyle. May be medial (golfer's elbow) or lateral (tennis elbow).
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Tennessee Christian Medical Center
Tennessee Christian Medical Center is a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee (USA).
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T-cell
A white blood cell concerned with immunity. It does not produce antibodies.
Takayasu's arteritis
A form of giant cell arteritis which afflicts mainly younger females. Predominantly affects aortic arch vessels. (Pulseless disease).
Temporal arteritis
A vasculitic disorder which presents with head pain and scalp tenderness and a high ESR. Sudden loss of vision may occur due to retinal artery occlusion. Part of the polymyalgia rheumatica disease spectrum. Also known as cranial or giant cell arteritis.
Tendon
Band of fibrous tissue by which muscle is attached to bone.
Tendonitis
Inflammation of tendon. (Tendinitis)
Tennis elbow
Tinel's sign
Paraesthesiae (mainly in the middle finger) experienced on percussion over the flexor retinaculum at the wrist. Suggests carpal tunnel syndrome.
Tophus
Subcutaneous nodule composed of urate. Seen in chronic gout.
Torticollis
Abnormal posture of the head due to spasm of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Trendelenburg sign
Drooping of the pelvis on the other side if all the weight is borne on a diseased hip.
Trigger finger
Sudden extension (usually painful) of a digit from a flexed position. Due to flexor tenosynovitis. A nodule may be palpable in/on the tendon in the palm just proximal to the digit.
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Lateral
Toward the side, sideways.
Epicondylitis
Enthesopathy at humeral epicondyle. May be medial (golfer's elbow) or lateral (tennis elbow).
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Tennessee Christian Medical Center
Tennessee Christian Medical Center is a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee (USA).
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
T-cell
A white blood cell concerned with immunity. It does not produce antibodies.
Takayasu's arteritis
A form of giant cell arteritis which afflicts mainly younger females. Predominantly affects aortic arch vessels. (Pulseless disease).
Temporal arteritis
A vasculitic disorder which presents with head pain and scalp tenderness and a high ESR. Sudden loss of vision may occur due to retinal artery occlusion. Part of the polymyalgia rheumatica disease spectrum. Also known as cranial or giant cell arteritis.
Tendon
Band of fibrous tissue by which muscle is attached to bone.
Tendonitis
Inflammation of tendon. (Tendinitis)
Tennis elbow
Tinel's sign
Paraesthesiae (mainly in the middle finger) experienced on percussion over the flexor retinaculum at the wrist. Suggests carpal tunnel syndrome.
Tophus
Subcutaneous nodule composed of urate. Seen in chronic gout.
Torticollis
Abnormal posture of the head due to spasm of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Trendelenburg sign
Drooping of the pelvis on the other side if all the weight is borne on a diseased hip.
Trigger finger
Sudden extension (usually painful) of a digit from a flexed position. Due to flexor tenosynovitis. A nodule may be palpable in/on the tendon in the palm just proximal to the digit.
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