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sprain |
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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