repetitive strain injury

noun

An injury to muscles and tendons caused by continuous repetitive use of particular muscle groups, especially in one's arms and hands, for example by using a keyboard or mouse, playing a musical instrument or working on an assembly line.

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RSI
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Meanings

nounrepetitive strain injury (plural repetitive strain injuries)

plural repetitive strain injuries

  1. biologyAn injury to muscles and tendons caused by continuous repetitive use of particular muscle groups, especially in one's arms and hands, for example by using a keyboard or mouse, playing a musical instrument or working on an assembly line.

    Synonyms: RSI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn injury to muscles and tendons caused by continuous repetitive use of particular muscle groups, especially in one's arms and hands, for example by using a keyboard or mouse, playing a musical instrument or working on an assembly line.

Similar
RSI

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 重複使力傷害 /重复使力伤害, 重複性勞損 /重复性劳损
  • 重複使力傷害 /重复使力伤害 (chóngfù shǐlì shānghài)injury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
  • 重複性勞損 /重复性劳损 (chóngfù xìng láosǔn)injury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
Finnish rasitusvamma
  • rasitusvammainjury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
French microtraumatismes répétés
  • microtraumatismes répétésinjury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
Japanese 反復運動過多損傷
  • 反復運動過多損傷 (Hanpukuundōkatasonshō)injury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
Polish RSI
  • RSIinjury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
Portuguese (acronym "LER") lesão por esforço repetitivo
  • (acronym "LER") lesão por esforço repetitivoinjury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
Swedish belastningsskada, förslitningsskada
  • belastningsskadainjury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
  • förslitningsskadainjury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
Welsh anaf straen ailadroddus
  • anaf straen ailadroddusinjury to muscles and tendons caused by repetitive use
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“repetitive strain injury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repetitive%20strain%20injury. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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