Definition of Hamstring tendon

1. Noun. One of the tendons at the back of the knee.

Exact synonyms: Hamstring
Generic synonyms: Sinew, Tendon
Derivative terms: Hamstring

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamstring Tendon

hampster
hampsters
hampton hump
hams
hams up
hamsa
hamsandwich
hamsas
hamshackle
hamster
hamster wheel
hamsterlike
hamsters
hamstring
hamstring tendon (current term)
hamstringer
hamstringers
hamstringing
hamstrings
hamstrung
hamular
hamular notch
hamular process of lacrimal bone
hamular process of sphenoid bone
hamulate
hamule
hamuli
hamulose
hamulous

Literary usage of Hamstring tendon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technique of Operations on the Bones, Joints, Muscles and Tendons by Robert Soutter (1917)
"Lateral view of the tendon carrier reaching for the hamstring tendon. Flo. 83.—Muscle dissected up. Fio. 84. — Tendon carrier, reaching posteriorly for the ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Surgery by John Ashhurst (1882)
"Division of the external hamstring tendon is occasionally resorted to as a preliminary measure, but, according to Little, does not appreciably hasten ..."

3. Transactions by American Orthopaedic Association (1903)
"... with the external hamstring tendon shortened, and the internal hamstring overstretched and relaxed, we have a typical case as it is usually presented ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The external hamstring tendon formed by the Biceps is seen as a thick cord running down to the head of the fibula. The inner hamstring tendons comprise the ..."

5. The Science and Art of Surgery: Or The Semeiology, Pathology, Therapeutics by Edward Carroll Franklin (1882)
"Division of the external hamstring tendon is occasionally resorted to as a preliminary measure, but according to Little, does not appreciably hasten ..."

6. The Science and Art of Surgery by Edward Carroll Franklin (1873)
"Division of the external hamstring tendon is occasionally resorted to as a preliminary measure, but according to Little, does not appreciably hasten ..."

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