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overelevation

overelevation noun: excessive elevation.

Noun

overelevation (uncountable)

  1. excessive elevation
    • Overaction of the inferior oblique muscle (IOOM) is manifest by overelevation of the adducted eye.2015 June 10, Jasmina Alajbegovic-Halimic et al., “Recession Vs Myotomy–Comparative Analysis of Two Surgical Procedures of Weakening Inferior Oblique Muscle Overaction”, in Medical Archives, volume...

Origin of overelevation

From over- + elevation.

Questions about overelevation

What does overelevation mean?
Overelevation means excessive elevation.
What part of speech is overelevation?
Overelevation is a noun.

Words near overelevation in the dictionary

  1. overelaboration
  2. overelaborations
  3. overelegance
  4. overelegant
  5. overelegantly
  6. overelevation
  7. overeliance
  8. overeliant
  9. overelliptical
  10. overelongate
  11. overelongated

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