hypermobility
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Related to hypermobility: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Double jointed
hy·per·mo·bil·i·ty
(hī'pĕr-mō-bil'i-tē),Increased range of movement of joints, and joint laxity, occurring normally in children and adolescents or as a result of disease, for example, Marfan or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
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hypermobility
Instability Orthopedics Any motion occurring in a joint in response to the reactive force of gravity at a time when that joint should be stable under such a load; hypermobility is often misused to describe extra movement as seen in a contortionist.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Hypermobility
Unusual flexibility of the joints, allowing them to be bent or moved beyond their normal range of motion.
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