contractilityn.
/kɒntrakˈtɪlɪti/ The quality or property of being contractile; capability of contracting; chiefly in Physiology as the characteristic property of muscular tissue, etc.
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contractibility1733
contractility1799
1799 T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 535 The contractility of the lymphatic vessels.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 101/2 The contractility of the pupil.
1879 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (ed. 5) i. ii. §30 The contractility possessed by the Muscles.
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