hamstring
Meaning
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- 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.
- (informal) The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/
Etymology
From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string.
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