3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprain \Sprain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained}; p. pr & vb n.
{Spraining}.] [OF. espreindreto press, to force out F.
['e]preindre, fr L. exprimere See {Express}, v. t., and cf
{Spraints}.]
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and
excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or
stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as to sprain
one's ankle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprain \Sprain\, n.
The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining;
as a bad sprain of the wrist.
{Sprain fracture} (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its
point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone
to which the tendon is attached.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sprain
n : a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of
its ligaments
v : twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle" [syn: {twist},
{wrench}, {turn}, {wrick}, {rick}]
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