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Rarehamstring
The correct spelling is hamstring.
How to pronounce hamstring
/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/
Say it like: Ham-str-ing
The correct spelling is hamstring. One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
- 2.The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
verb
- 1.To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
- 2.To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
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