Definitions
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- noun informal A form of
repetitive strain injury affecting frequentgamers
Etymologies
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In 1990, a Wisconsin doctor characterized the thumb soreness brought on by pushing the buttons on a controller as "Nintendinitis" after it affected a 35-year-old woman who played a Nintendo game without interruption for five hours.
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In 1990, a Wisconsin doctor characterized the thumb soreness brought on by pushing the buttons on a controller as "Nintendinitis" after it affected a 35-year-old woman who played a Nintendo game without interruption for five hours.
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In 1990, Brasington described "Nintendinitis" 1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb after 5 hours of playing a Nintendo video game.
New England Journal of Medicine Eley, K. A. 2010
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Eley writes that "Nintendinitis" was described in 1990 in a patient with pain in a thumb tendon after five hours of playing a video game.
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In 1990, Brasington described "Nintendinitis" 1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb after 5 hours of playing a Nintendo video game.
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In 1990, Brasington described "Nintendinitis" 1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb after 5 hours of playing a Nintendo video game.
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In 1990, Brasington described "Nintendinitis" 1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb after 5 hours of playing a Nintendo video game.
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In 1990, Brasington described "Nintendinitis" 1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb after 5 hours of playing a Nintendo video game.
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In 1990, Brasington described "Nintendinitis" 1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb after 5 hours of playing a Nintendo video game.
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In 1990, Brasington described "Nintendinitis" 1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb after 5 hours of playing a Nintendo video game.
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