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hypertorsion

hypertorsion noun: excessive torsion.

Noun

hypertorsion (uncountable)

  1. Excessive torsion.
    • The humerus exhibits no apparent evidence of any injury or other physical insult that could have caused the hypertorsion.2016 February 25, “Record-Breaking Pain: The Largest Number and Variety of Forelimb Bone Maladies in a Theropod Dinosaur”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypertorsion

From hyper- + torsion.

Questions about hypertorsion

What does hypertorsion mean?
Hypertorsion means excessive torsion.
What part of speech is hypertorsion?
Hypertorsion is a noun.

Words near hypertorsion in the dictionary

  1. hypertopology
  2. hypertori
  3. hypertoric
  4. hypertoroid
  5. hypertoroids
  6. hypertorsion
  7. hypertorus
  8. hypertostosis
  9. hypertoxic
  10. hypertoxicity
  11. hypertoxigenicity

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