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sprain  audio  (sprn) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A painful wrenching or laceration of the ligaments of a joint.
  2. The condition resulting from a sprain.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
sprained, sprain·ing, sprains
To cause a sprain to (a joint or ligament).
ETYMOLOGY:
Origin unknown


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