overelevation

overelevation

English

Etymology

    From over- + elevation.

    Noun

    overelevation (uncountable)

    1. (medicine) excessive elevation
      • 2015 June 10, Jasmina Alajbegovic-Halimic et al., “Recession Vs Myotomy–Comparative Analysis of Two Surgical Procedures of Weakening Inferior Oblique Muscle Overaction”, in Medical Archives[1], volume 69, →DOI:
        Overaction of the inferior oblique muscle (IOOM) is manifest by overelevation of the adducted eye.