hypermobile

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ mobile

Adjective[edit]

hypermobile (comparative more hypermobile, superlative most hypermobile)

  1. (medicine, anatomy) Exhibiting hypermobility; able to move further than usual, as of joints.
    • 2023 March 20, Rebecca Gillam, Bridie Wilkins, “Alexandra Daddario and her PT on how she built her Baywatch bod + her 10 regular workout rules”, in Women's Health[1]:
      If you're hypermobile, meaning you have an increased range of movement in a body part, be careful not to overstretch your joints and avoid repetitive exercises, which can lead to pain.
  2. (informal) Excessively mobile.
    • 2008 June 22, “Fighting a War Against Distraction”, in New York Times[2]:
      No. The P.D.A., the cellphone and the computer did not usher in our hypermobile, split-focus, cybercentric culture.

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