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sprain
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The 100, by Morgan
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- After that Clarke girl had finished evaluating Octavia and determined she only had a sprained ankle, Bellamy had carried her over toward the trees where they'd spent the night.†
p. 71.2sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- Good thing it's only a sprained ankle.†
p. 76.6
- It's a pretty bad sprain, so I'd say a few days until she can walk, a week or two until it's fully healed.†
p. 78.9 *
- If she put too much pressure on it, she'd sprain it all over again, or worse.†
p. 131.1
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)