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Etymology

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From hyper- +‎ torsion.

Noun

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hypertorsion (uncountable)

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