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  • noun An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint

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Examples

  • And pointed out that I have what you call hypermobility in ...

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

  • The mission was the victim of what terrorism experts call hypermobility, the low-tech stealth that helps bin Laden evade high-tech spies.

    CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2003 2003

  • The mission was the victim of what terrorism experts call hypermobility, the low-tech stealth that helps bin Laden evade high-tech spies.

    CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2002 2002

  • You have also missed my point about hypermobility, which is that reducing the need for mobility is the best energy saver.

    Streetsblog New York City 2009

  • His teenage daughter Gemma was recently diagnosed with a heart condition called hypermobility syndrome, which affects joints and muscles.

    News round-up 2009

  • His teenage daughter Gemma was recently diagnosed with a heart condition called hypermobility syndrome, which affects joints and muscles.

    News round-up 2009

  • #94 Mark Walker: "You have also missed my point about hypermobility, which is that reducing the need for mobility is the best energy saver.

    Streetsblog New York City 2009

  • All the time since having Dharma I have been thinking about doing yoga again, but am a bit worried about my joints as I have hypermobility syndrome and well I worry about the potential injury.

    Meditation « Me, Myself and Other Things 2009

  • Good Story … regarding technology pushing out public space and impression mgt .. maybe look at mobilities regarding public space or non-places, places of hypermobility.

    Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » danah boyd on MySpace 2006

  • Martin's hypothesis is that if the collagen is too elastic, it leads to both flexible joints and stretchy blood vessels - problems involved in joint hypermobility syndrome and migraine, respectively.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

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