hyperextend

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ extend.

Verb

hyperextend (third-person singular simple present hyperextends, present participle hyperextending, simple past and past participle hyperextended)

1. (medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
   • 2007 August 17, Ben Shpigel, “Castillo Pulls for Polanco to Continue His Streak”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     DELGADO OUT OF LINEUP The day after hyperextending his left knee as he tried to catch a foul ball, Carlos Delgado was held out of the starting lineup.

Derived terms

• hyperextension

Translations

to bend beyond typical limit of extension

• Japanese: 過伸展する (かしんてんする, ka-shinten suru), 伸ばしすぎる (のばしすぎる, nobashi-sugiru)