hamstring /ham·string/ (ham´string) one of the tendons bounding the popliteal space laterally and medially.
hamstring [ham´string]
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 Muscles
The muscles of the posterior thigh, which consist of biceps femoris—laterally, and the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles—medially
hamstring [ham´string]
one of the tendons that laterally and medially bound the depression in the popliteal fossa (posterior region of the knee).
The inner and outer hamstrings.
inner h's the tendons of the gracilis, sartorius, and two other muscles of the lower limb (see anatomic Table of Muscles in the Appendices).
outer hamstring the tendon of the biceps muscle of the thigh (see anatomic Table of Muscles in the Appendices).
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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