hyperextension

(hī'pər-ĭk-stĕn'shən)
n.
Extension of a bodily joint beyond its normal range of motion.

hyperextend hy'per·ex·tend' (-ĭk-stĕnd') v.

(hī'pər-ĭk-stĕn'shən)
n.

Extension of a joint beyond its normal range of motion.

hy'per·ex·tend' (-ĭk-stĕnd') v.

Extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit.

• h. injury — see dropped carpus.
• spinal h. injury — usually results in damage to the dorsal articular facets and rupture of the ventral annulus fibrosus with escape of the nucleus pulposus.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: extend a joint beyond its normal range

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hyperextension exercise