A small tear in a ligament is called a

1.strain.
2.fracture.
3.bruise.
4.dislocation.
5.sprain.


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Twenty-three years separated Darwin's return from his voyage on the HMS Beagle and his publication of On the Origin of Species. What is the reason(s) for this gap?

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