💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hamstrings"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| flexorsnoun | A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb. |
| ligamentsnoun | (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones. |
| hamular | Hooked; hooklike; hamate. |
| hamulusnoun | (botany, anatomy) A hook, or hook-like process. |
| gluteal musclenoun | any 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. |
| squatsnoun | A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. |
| gastrocnemius muscle | The gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans. |
| gastrocnemiusnoun | The 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 musclenoun | any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh |
| musclesnoun | Chris 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. |
| femorisnoun | the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee |
| tibialis musclenoun | a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot |
| sprainingverb | To 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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