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  What it means

  Literally “tennis elbow.” The Polish term for lateral epicondylitis — a painful condition of the elbow caused by repetitive arm movements, not only from tennis.

  Vocabulary

  • łokieć — elbow
  • tenisista — tennis player

  Grammar note

  'Tenisisty' is the genitive of 'tenisista' — the elbow of a tennis player.

  Cultural context

  Used both medically and colloquially. Ironically, most people who get tennis elbow don't play tennis — it affects anyone doing repetitive arm work.

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