contracture

[ kuhn-trak-cher ]

/ kənˈtræk tʃər /

noun Pathology.

a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle.

Origin of contracture

1650–60; <Latin contractūra, equivalent to contract(us) drawn together (past participle of contrahere;see contract) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM contracture

con·trac·tured, adjective

Words nearby contracture

contractor, contract out, contract practice, contractual, contractual psychiatry, contracture, contracyclical, contradance, contradict, contradiction, contradiction in terms

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Example sentences from the Web for contracture

In his opinion, the eye mobility negatived any idea of contracture consequent on central lesions.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
The suspension of this tonic tic by volitional effort accentuates its distinction from contracture.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
Six months later the same position was maintained, but the contracture disappeared under an anæsthetic.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
Their characteristic feature is the fact of the contracture being voluntary in origin.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

Contracture may occur in the muscles affected after the spasms cease.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for contracture

contracture

/ (kənˈtræktʃə) /

noun

a disorder in which a skeletal muscle is permanently tightened (contracted), most often caused by spasm or paralysis of the antagonist muscle that maintains normal muscle tension

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Medical definitions for contracture

contracture

[ kən-trăk′chər ]

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.

单词	contracture
释义	contracture [ kuhn-trak-cher ] / kənˈtræk tʃər / noun Pathology. a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle. Origin of contracture 1650–60; <Latin contractūra, equivalent to contract(us) drawn together (past participle of contrahere;see contract) + -ūra-ure OTHER WORDS FROM contracture con·trac·tured, adjective Words nearby contracture contractor, contract out, contract practice, contractual, contractual psychiatry, contracture, contracyclical, contradance, contradict, contradiction, contradiction in terms Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contracture In his opinion, the eye mobility negatived any idea of contracture consequent on central lesions. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne The suspension of this tonic tic by volitional effort accentuates its distinction from contracture. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne Six months later the same position was maintained, but the contracture disappeared under an anæsthetic. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900\|George Henry Makins Their characteristic feature is the fact of the contracture being voluntary in origin. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne Contracture may occur in the muscles affected after the spasms cease. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for contracture contracture / (kənˈtræktʃə) / noun a disorder in which a skeletal muscle is permanently tightened (contracted), most often caused by spasm or paralysis of the antagonist muscle that maintains normal muscle tension Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for contracture contracture [ kən-trăk′chər ] 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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