hyperextensibleadj.
/ˌhʌɪpərɪkˈstɛnsɪb(ə)l/ Capable of being hyperextended.
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hyperextended1886
hyperextensible1946
1946 R. R. Gates Human Genetics I. xi. 449 All the finger joints are hyperextensible.
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ˌhyperextensiˈbility n.
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hyperextension1883
hyperextensibility1946
1946 R. R. Gates Human Genetics I. xi. 448 Hyperextensibility or doublejointedness of the thumbs may occur in the first joint or the second.
1961 Lancet 2 Sept. 526/2 There were obvious transverse palmar folds and hyperextensibility of the joints.
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