hamstring
(ham′string″)
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1. Any of the tendons that form the medial and lateral boundaries of the popliteal space.
2. Any of three muscles on the posterior aspect of the thigh (the semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris). They flex the leg and adduct and extend the thigh.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Hamstring." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760352/all/hamstring.
Hamstring. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760352/all/hamstring. Accessed October 14, 2024.
Hamstring. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760352/all/hamstring
Hamstring [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 14]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760352/all/hamstring.
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