hamstring

ham (“region back of the knee joint”) +‎ string

Noun

Singular hamstring

Plural hamstrings

Tilo jijiyar bayan gwiwa

Jam'i jijiyoyin bayan gwiwa or jijiyoyin bayan ƙafa

hamstrings <> jijiyar bayan gwiwa

1. (anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. <> jijiyar bayan gwiwa [1].

   Hamstring muscle - jijiyoyi ne da suke bayan cinya inda suke hadewa daga kasa bayan cinya. [2]

2. (informal) The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
   • Synonym: hams