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muscular contracture
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contracture — Static muscle shortening due to tonic spasm or fibrosis, to loss of muscular balance, the antagonists being paralyzed or to a loss of motion of the adjacent joint. [L. contractura, fr. con traho, to draw together] Dupuytren c. a disease of the… … Medical dictionary
contracture — contractured, adj. /keuhn trak cheuhr/, n. Pathol. a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle. [1650 60; < L contractura, equiv. to contract(us) drawn… … Universalium
contracture — noun an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle • Derivationally related forms: ↑contract • Hypernyms: ↑contraction, ↑muscular contraction, ↑muscle contraction … Useful english dictionary
muscular contraction — noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) • Syn: ↑contraction, ↑muscle contraction • Derivationally related forms: ↑contract (for: ↑contraction) … Useful english dictionary
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