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Hamstrings

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thwartsnoun(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
quadricepsnoun(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
flexorsnounA muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
ligamentsnoun(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
hamularHooked; hooklike; hamate.
hamulusnoun(botany, anatomy) A hook, or hook-like process.
gluteal musclenounany one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
shin splintsnoun(with singular verb) Inflammation of muscles around the shins.
squatsnounA position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
gastrocnemius muscleThe gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans.
gastrocnemiusnounThe muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
ligamentnoun(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
adductorsnoun(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.
gluteus musclenounany one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
musclesnounChris Copulos (born 1986 or 1987 ), better known by his stage name Muscles, is an Australian electronica musician.
achilles tendonnoun(anatomy) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, and inserted into the bone of the heel.
tendonsnoun(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
femorisnounthe longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
tibialis musclenouna skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot
sprainingverbTo weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

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