释义 |
du·puy·tren's contracture \də|pwē.|traⁿz-, dəˈpwē.trə̇nz-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: after Guillaume Dupuytren died 1835 French surgeon and anatomist : a condition marked by fibrosis with shortening and thickening of the palmar fascia resulting in flexion contracture of the fingers into the palm of the hand |