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sprain

   [spreyn]
verb (used with object)
1.
to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
noun
2.
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
3.
the condition of being sprained.

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Origin:
1595–1605; origin uncertain

Related forms
un·sprained, adjective

Synonyms
1. twist. See strain1.

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sprain
c.1600, of uncertain origin. The verb is attested from 1620s. A connection has been suggested to M.Fr. espraindre "to press out," from L. exprimere, but the sense evolution is difficult.
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sprain (sprān)
n.
An injury to a ligament when the joint is carried through a range of motion greater than its normal range without dislocation or fracture. v. sprained, sprain·ing, sprains
To cause a sprain to a joint or ligament.

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