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hyperextensible

adjective hy·per·ex·ten·si·ble \ -rik-ˈsten(t)-sə-bəl \

medical Definition of hyperextensible

: having the capacity to be hyperextended or stretched to a greater than normal degree
  • hyperextensible joints
  • hyperextensible skin
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hyperextensibility

play \-ˈsten(t)-sə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural -ties

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