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- Then I sprained my ankle.
Part 1 *sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- A high ankle sprain, the worst kind.†
Part 1
- All that stuff about his ankle sprain.†
Part 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(sprain) injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far -- most commonly injuring the ankle
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)Note that a strain is a similar injury caused by stretching the muscle until it rips. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)