Contracture Definition

kən-trăkchər
contractures
noun
A condition of abnormal shortening or shrinkage of a muscle, tendon, etc., often with persistent flexion or distortion at a joint.
Webster's New World
A deformity resulting from a contracture.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Contracture

Noun

Singular:
contracture
Plural:
contractures

Origin of Contracture

  • From French contracture, from Latin contractura.

    From Wiktionary

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