hamstring /ham·string/ (ham´string) one of the tendons bounding the popliteal space laterally and medially.
inner hamstring the tendons of gracilis, sartorius, and two other muscles of the leg.
outer hamstring tendon of biceps flexor femoris.
ham·string (h m str ng )n. 1. Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee. 2. hamstrings The hamstring muscle. 3. The large tendon in the back of the hind tarsal joint of the quadruped. |
hamstring
1. the two tendons behind the knee or stifle and their associated muscles (biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus).
2. the Achilles tendon. A hamstrung animal has this tendon ruptured.
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