overlengthen
verb
over·length·en
| \ ˌō-vər-ˈleŋ(k)-thən
, -ˈlen(t)-\
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overlengthened;
overlengthening
Definition of overlengthen
: to lengthen (something, such as a body part) too much
Several yoga stretches involve twisting at the knee, or lying back on folded, twisted knees, which forcibly overlengthens the collateral ligament …— Jolie Bookspan If the muscle overlengthens, … a stretch reflex will occur, thereby contracting the muscle.— Mark Ansell
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