DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE


Meaning of DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.