hyperextension
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English
Alternative forms
- (exercise): hyper (colloquial)
Etymology
Noun
hyperextension (countable and uncountable, plural hyperextensions)
- The extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
- An exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
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Translations
bending of joint beyond typical limit of extension
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exercise of raising the upper torso
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