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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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tore/broke/sprained a muscle
0 Derek tore a muscle in his leg and fell. 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 Does "tore" in the above amount to "broke" or "sprained?" Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 Does "tore" in the above amount to "broke" or "sprained?" Thanks. 0-
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0 "Tore" amounts to "rent". 02 br
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00 Derek has damaged his leg muscle by tearing or rending. 0-
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00 Derek has damaged his leg muscle by tearing or rending. 0-
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0 broke isn't used with muscles. 02 br
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00 Torn muscle = strained muscle (but sounds more serious) 02 br
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00 Sprain - theoretically this applies to ligaments rather than muscles, but a lot of people use it interchangeably with strain. 02 br
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00 rend - not used with parts of the body. 0-
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00 Torn muscle = strained muscle (but sounds more serious) 02 br
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00 Sprain - theoretically this applies to ligaments rather than muscles, but a lot of people use it interchangeably with strain. 02 br
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00 rend - not used with parts of the body. 0-
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