meaning of sprain
1. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain ones ankle.
2. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.
3. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
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