CONTRACTURE


Meaning of CONTRACTURE in English

[ kən'traktʃə ]

■ noun Medicine a condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints.

Origin

C17: from Fr., or from L. contractura , from L. contract- , contrahere 'draw together'.

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