noun
- plural of hypermobility; the quality or state of having excessive or abnormal mobility or movement, especially in joints or in social/geographic movement patterns.
Usage: medical context: refers to excessive joint flexibility; social/academic context: refers to patterns of frequent movement across spaces or borders
Examples
- The dancer's hypermobilities allowed her to perform extraordinary contortions.
- Some individuals with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome experience joint hypermobilities.
- The study examined hypermobilities in modern urban populations and their effects on community stability.
- Hypermobilities in the shoulder joint can lead to instability and injury.
- Researchers documented the hypermobilities of migrant workers across international borders.