REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY


Meaning of REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY in English

Function: noun

Date: 1983

: any of various painful musculoskeletal disorders (as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis) caused by cumulative damage to muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, or joints (as of the hand or shoulder) from highly repetitive movements ― called also repetitive stress injury

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