1) Contraction 2) French word used in English 3) Muscle contraction 4) Muscular contraction 5) Muscular disorder
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A muscle contracture is a permanent shortening of a muscle or joint. It is usually in response to prolonged hypertonic spasticity in a concentrated muscle area, such as is seen in the tightest muscles of people with conditions like spastic cerebral palsy. Contractures are essentially muscles or tendons that have remained too tight for too long, th...
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• (n.) A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.
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(L. contractura) a condition of fixed high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissues supporting the muscles or the joints, or from disorders of the muscle fibres.
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Permanent shortening of a muscle, joint, or tendon so that it cannot be straightened, flexed and extended.
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Permanent contraction of a muscle
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Damage to a muscle or surrounding tissue that causes them to become shorter. This leads to deformity of nearby joints.
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<orthopaedics> A condition of fixed high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissues supporting the muscles or the joints or from disorders of the muscle fibres. ... Origin: L. Contractura ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(kәn-trak´chәr) abnormal shortening of muscle tissue, rendering the muscle highly resistant to stretching; this can lead to permanent disability. It can be caused by fibrosis of the tissues supporting the muscle or the joint, or by disorders of the muscle fibers themselves. This can be the result of improper...
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The permanent tightening of a muscle, which prevents it from stretching to its normal length.
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Con·trac'ture noun [ Latin
contractura a drawing together.]
(Medicine) A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-trak′chūr Definitions: 1. Static muscle shortening due to tonic spasm or fibrosis, to loss of muscular balance, to the antagonist being paralyzed, or to a loss of motion of the adjacent joint.
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[
n] - an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
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noun an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
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a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle.
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