Medical term:
hyperextend
hyperextension
[hi″per-ek-sten´shun]extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit.
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hy·per·ex·ten·sion
(hī'pĕr-eks-ten'shŭn),Extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit.
Synonym(s): overextension, superextension
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hyperextension
(hī′pər-ĭk-stĕn′shən)n.
Extension of a bodily joint beyond its normal range of motion.
hy′per·ex·tend′ (-ĭk-stĕnd′) v.
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hyperextension
Overextension Rehab medicine The extension of a limb or other body part beyond its normal range of movementMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
hy·per·ex·ten·sion
(hī'pĕr-eks-ten'shŭn)Extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit.
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hyperextension
’over-straightening’ of a joint beyond its normal limits.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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