a condition of abnormal shortening or shrinkage of a muscle, tendon, etc., often with persistent flexion or distortion at a joint
contracture
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contracture
noun
- An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body.
- A deformity resulting from a contracture.
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Noun
(plural contractures)
- (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused
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contracture - Medical Definition
n.
- An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body.
- A deformity resulting from a contracture.
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