hyperelasticity

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ elasticity or hyperelastic +‎ -ity.

Noun

hyperelasticity (countable and uncountable, plural hyperelasticities)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being hyperelastic.
    • 1936 June, F Ronchese, “Dermatorrhexis with dermatochalasis and arthrochalasis (the so-called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)”, in American Journal of Diseases of Children, volume 51, number 6, page 1403:
      The so-called Danlos or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome consists of three symptoms: (1) pronounced fragility of the skin and its blood vessels, with breaking, splitting and the formation of hematomas and pseudotumors subsequent to the slightest trauma (dermatorrhexis-fragilitas cutis), (2) a more or less pronounced hyperlaxity and hyperelasticity of the skin (dermatochalasis-laxitas cutis) and (3) more or less pronounced hyperlaxity or hyperflexibility of the joints (arthrochalasis-laxitas articularis).
  2. (countable) The extent to which something is hyperelastic.

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