Hyperextend vs Hyperextension - What's the difference?
hyperextend | hyperextension |
(medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 17, author=Ben Shpigel, title=Castillo Pulls for Polanco to Continue His Streak, work=New York Times
, passage=DELGADO OUT OF LINEUP The day after hyperextending his left knee as he tried to catch a foul ball, Carlos Delgado was held out of the starting lineup. }}
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended
Hyperextension is a derived term of hyperextend.
As a verb hyperextend
is to extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury.As a noun hyperextension is
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.hyperextend
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