Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Extension of a bodily joint beyond its normal range of motion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The extension of a joint beyond the straight line or the normal limit of such movement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
extension of ajoint beyond its normal range; the condition of beinghyperextended
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun greater than normal extension
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Examples
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A hyperextension is the same as a sprain - "hyperextension" refers to the mechanism of the injury - bending the joint in a direction that it isn't intended to go, usually due to a hard fall.
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They also protect against hyperextension, which is a common cause of major knee ligament injuries.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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They also protect against hyperextension, which is a common cause of major knee ligament injuries.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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They also protect against hyperextension, which is a common cause of major knee ligament injuries.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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Also, the unnatural flips and back-arching of gymnastics produce "hyperextension" of the youthful spine that can result in chronic lower-back pain and fractures of the small bones supporting the vertebrae.
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"hyperextension" of the elbow joint, or release pitches with a supinated grip, they slam the ulnar olecranon processes into their humeral olecranon fossa (soft tissue), causing inflammation of the hyaline cartilage.
True Blue LA Eric Stephen 2010
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Asylum, a nine-screen installation, takes western assumptions about "exotic" foreigners and destroys them through hyperextension.
Artist of the week 110: Julian Rosefeldt Skye Sherwin 2010
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On the way out, I diagnosed the waiting room: jock-itch of the heart, athlete's foot of the soul, hyperextension of the central nervous system.
Another Body Ryan Amfahr Longhorn 2011
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Lie facedown on a hyperextension bench, tucking your ankles securely under the footpads.
Body by Design Kris Gethin 2011
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Lie facedown on a hyperextension bench, tucking your ankles securely under the footpads.
Body by Design Kris Gethin 2011
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