Longus

/ ˈlɒŋɡəs /

noun

?3rd century _ad , Greek author of the prose romance Daphnis and Chloe

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Jobe took the palmaris longus tendon from John’s right arm, drilled four holes in his left elbow and stitched the tendon through, replacing the torn ligament.

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He removed the palmaris longus tendon from John’s right arm, drilled four holes in his left elbow and then used the tendon to replace the torn ligament.

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Doctors prefer to replace the torn ligament with an almaris longus tendon from the forearm.

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Juventus said on Monday that tests revealed Szczęsny had a “low-grade lesion of the adductor longus muscle of the left thigh” and will be out for “around 20 days.”

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Blue = tendon of palmaris longus.