contracture

/kənˈtræktʃər/
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Other forms: contractures

Definitions of contracture
  1. noun
    an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
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    type of:
    contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction
    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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