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.
Meaning & usage
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.
The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
Where this word comes from
From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string.
To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
Where this word comes from
From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string.
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