repetitive strain injury

repetitive strain injury   n.   Abbr. RSI Damage to tendons, nerves, and other soft tissues that is caused by the repeated performance of a limited number of physical movements and is characterized by numbness, pain, and a wasting and weakening of muscles.

Main Entry:	repetitive strain injury
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	See repetitive motion disorder

Main Entry: re·pet·i·tive strain injury
Pronunciation: ri-'pet-&t-iv-
Function: noun
: any of various musculoskeletal disorders (ascarpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis) that are caused by cumulative damage to muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, or joints (as of the hand, wrist, arm, or shoulder) from highly repetitive movementsand that are characterized chiefly by pain, weakness, and loss of feeling called also cumulative trauma disorder, repetitive motion injury, repetitive stress injury, repetitivestress syndrome, RSI

repetitive strain injury   (rĭ-pět'ĭ-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key  Any of various musculoskeletal disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, characterized by numbness, pain, or weakness of muscles, tendons, nerves, and other soft tissues, and caused by the persistent repetition of certain physical movements.

repetitive strain injury
overuse strain injury