DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE


Meaning of DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE in English

[ djʊ'pwi:trəns ]

■ noun Medicine fixed forward curvature of one or more fingers, caused by a growth of fibrous tissue.

Origin

C19: named after the French surgeon Baron Guillaume Dupuytren .

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