CONTRACTILITY


Meaning of CONTRACTILITY in English

ˌkän.(ˌ)trakˈtiləd.ē, -ətē, -i noun

also con·tract·ibil·i·ty kən.ˌtraktəˈbil-, ˌkän.-

( -es )

: the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting ; especially : the power of shortening or drawing into a more compact form possessed by living muscle fibers and to a less extent by many forms of living matter

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