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exertional

exertional adjective: of or pertaining to exertion.

Adjective

exertional (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to exertion.
    • The San Francisco Giants left-hander Noah Lowry needs surgery to correct exertional compartment syndrome, which according to mayoclinic.com causes pain, swelling and sometimes disability in affected muscles of the legs or arms.2008 March 7, Agence France-Presse, “Bonds’s 756th Home Run Ball Could Soon Reach the Hall of Fame”, in New York Times

Origin of exertional

From exertion + -al.

Words formed from exertional

Questions about exertional

What does exertional mean?
Exertional means of or pertaining to exertion.
What part of speech is exertional?
Exertional is an adjective.

Words near exertional in the dictionary

  1. exerted
  2. exertest
  3. exerteth
  4. exerting
  5. exertion
  6. exertional
  7. exertionally
  8. exertionless
  9. exertions
  10. exertive
  11. exertment

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