laxity Definition
lax·ity (lak′si tē)
noun
the quality or condition of being lax; looseness
Etymology: Fr laxité < L laxitas
laxity Synonyms
laxity Usage Examples
Converse of object
- generalize: The only poor result was in a patient with generalized joint laxity.
- increase: However, bed sores, pneumonia and possibly increased laxity of tendons may result from restraint on a mat.
- have: Why has this laxity been allowed to go on?
- enhance: Pregnancy also triggers the release of hormones, which enhance laxity in ligaments, which can contribute to foot strain.
- grow: Montanism is viewed as a reaction to the alleged growing moral laxity and formalism in the Church.
- include: It is associated with a variety of developmental disorders, including joint laxity, patella alta and hypoplasia of the lateral femoral condyle.
Adjective modifier
- ligamentous: Agnew P. Evaluation of the child with ligamentous laxity.
- joint: The only poor result was in a patient with generalized joint laxity.
- moral: Clarendon had high moral views that were at variance with the moral laxity of Charles II court.
- increased: Thus, the increased knee laxity in these subjects may well have been the result of their jumping, not their squatting.
- multiple: Congenital multiple ligamentous laxity should also be specifically sought as it has a significant effect on the treatment of anterior knee pain.
- certain: We have also seen that there is a certain laxity in the use of the term in Ephesians.
Preposition: on
part: Yet over the past few years, this special character seems eroded somewhat by a laxity on the part of Glasgow planners.
Noun used with modifier
- ligament: I have recently completed a Masters degree and have an ongoing study looking at ligament laxity following ACL reconstruction.
- knee: Thus, the increased knee laxity in these subjects may well have been the result of their jumping, not their squatting.
Preposition: in
subject: Thus, the increased knee laxity in these subjects may well have been the result of their jumping, not their squatting.
Preposition: of
- ligament: Osteoporosis and laxity of ligaments is common in old age.
- moral: Alexis de Tocqueville found the laxity of morals at these balls incredible.
- control: With the laxity of control, an international bonding and registration system should be introduced, with a substantial amount of deposited money involved.
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