Sign or Symptom
hyperextension Audio
[ hahy-per-ik-sten-shuhn ]
Definitions related to hyperextension:
  • A finding indicating that joints, muscles, and/or tendons can extend beyond their normal limit.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Forceful extension of a joint beyond its normal limits.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • The excessive extension or straightening of a limb or a joint. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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