hamstring muscles
A group of muscles at the back of the thigh. The upper ends of the hamstring
muscles are attached by tendons to the pelvis;
the lower ends are attached by tendons called hamstrings to the tibia
and fibula. The hamstring muscles bend the
knee and swing the leg backwards from the thigh.
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